When Evaluating a Capital Expenditure to Be Made in a Foreign

question 51

Multiple Choice

When evaluating a capital expenditure to be made in a foreign country, the parent firm must be concerned with the

• A)exchange rate risk
• B)cash flows that can be expected to be received by the parent
• C)greater uncertainty associated with tax rates in the host country
• D)all these

Use present value indexing to rank investment proposals with different investment amounts.

Understand the role of the present value factor in investment analysis.

Recognize the limitations and advantages of the average rate of return method.

Calculate the internal rate of return and its importance in investment decision-making.

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