Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) 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 increase.
• B) 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.
• C) Both the NPV and IRR methods deal correctly with externalities, even if the externalities are not specifically identified.However, the payback method does not.
• D) Identifying an externality can never lead to an increase in the calculated NPV.
• E) 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.

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Definitions:

Merchandise Inventory

Goods or products that a company holds for the purpose of selling them to customers, part of the current assets on a company's balance sheet.

Merchandise Inventory

Goods held by a company for the purpose of sale to customers in the ordinary course of business.

Accounts Payable

Money owed by a company to its suppliers or creditors for goods and services received.

Total Liabilities

The cumulative amount of all debts and financial obligations a company owes to outside parties.