Suppose Your Firm Is Considering an Investment Project That Will

question 112

Multiple Choice

Suppose your firm is considering an investment project that will generate an expected return of 5%. The project costs $200,000. Suppose further that your firm has $200,000 of retained earnings. If the market interest rate is 10%, your firm should

• A) loan the retained earnings out at 5%.
• B) loan the retained earnings out at 10%.
• C) loan the retained earnings out at 15%.
• D) invest the $200,000 of retained earnings in the project.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or sales volume, such as raw materials and direct labor costs.

Contribution Margin

The amount by which sales revenue exceeds variable costs of production, indicating how much contributes to fixed costs and profits.

Marginal Cost

The cost incurred by producing one additional unit of a product or service, important for pricing and production decision-making.

Contribution Margin

The amount by which a product's sales revenue exceeds its variable costs, used to cover fixed costs and towards profit.