A Firm Is Considering a New Project Whose Risk Is

question 48

Multiple Choice

A firm is considering a new project whose risk is greater than the risk of the firm's average project,based on all methods for assessing risk.In evaluating this project,it would be reasonable for management to do which of the following?

• A) Increase the estimated IRR of the project to reflect its greater risk.
• B) Increase the estimated NPV of the project to reflect its greater risk.
• C) Reject the project,since its acceptance would increase the firm's risk.
• D) Ignore the risk differential if the project would amount to only a small fraction of the firm's total assets.
• E) Increase the cost of capital used to evaluate the project to reflect its higher-than-average risk.

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Definitions:

Year 2

Typically refers to the second year of a specific timeframe, such as a company's fiscal year or a multi-year study.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the cost of a product.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost (both direct and indirect) allocated to a single unit of product, used in setting prices and assessing profitability.

Variable Costing

A method of inventory costing that includes only variable production costs (materials, labor, and variable overhead) in the cost of goods sold, treating fixed overhead as a period expense.