The Relative Risk of a Proposed Project Is Best Accounted

question 50

Multiple Choice

The relative risk of a proposed project is best accounted for by which of the following procedures?

• A) Adjusting the discount rate upward if the project is judged to have above-average risk.
• B) Adjusting the discount rate downward if the project is judged to have above-average risk.
• C) Reducing the NPV by 10% for risky projects.
• D) Picking a risk factor equal to the average discount rate.

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