Which of the Following Rules Is CORRECT for Capital Budgeting

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following rules is CORRECT for capital budgeting analysis?

• A) The interest paid on funds borrowed to finance a project must be included in estimates of the project's cash flows.
• B) Only incremental cash flows, which are the cash flows that would result if a project is accepted, are relevant when making accept/reject decisions.
• C) Sunk costs are not included in the annual cash flows, but they must be deducted from the PV of the project's other costs when reaching the accept/reject decision.
• D) A proposed project's estimated net income as determined by the firm's accountants, using generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), is discounted at the WACC, and if the PV of this income stream exceeds the project's cost, the project should be accepted.

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Definitions:

Shearing

The process of stress on rock or soil that causes layers or parts to slide past each other in opposite directions.

Confining Pressure

Describes the pressure imposed on a layer of soil or rock by the weight of the material above it.

Tension

A force that stretches something by pulling on it, often applied to materials in physics to describe stretching that leads to elongation.

Reverse Faults

Faults where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall, usually as a result of compression.