Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) An externality is a situation where a project would have an adverse effect on some other part of the firm's overall operations.If the project would have a favorable effect on other operations,then this is not an externality.
• B) An example of an externality is a situation where a bank opens a new office,and that new office causes deposits in the bank's other offices to decline.
• C) The NPV method automatically deals correctly with externalities,even if the externalities are not specifically identified,but the IRR method does not.This is another reason to favor the NPV.
• D) Both the NPV and IRR methods deal correctly with externalities,even if the externalities are not specifically identified.However,the payback method does not.
• E) Identifying an externality can never lead to an increase in the calculated NPV.

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Definitions:

Overapplied Overhead

A situation where the allocated manufacturing overhead costs exceed the actual overhead expenses incurred.

Underapplied Overhead

A situation where the allocated manufacturing overhead cost is less than the actual overhead cost incurred.

Direct Materials Cost

The cost associated with the raw materials that are directly used in the production of a product.

Direct Labor

Workers actively engaged in manufacturing products or providing services, whose labor directly contributes to output.