When Evaluating an Investment Project,which of the Following Best Describes

question 71

Multiple Choice

When evaluating an investment project,which of the following best describes the financial information needed by the decision maker?

• A) after-tax accounting profits
• B) after-tax incremental cash flows to the company as a whole
• C) incremental cash flows before taxes so the decision will not be biased by a tax code that may change in the future
• D) pre-tax accounting profits adjusted for any accounting method changes

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Definitions:

Theory of Profit

A concept that explains how profit emerges from the difference between a firm's revenues and its costs and how it acts as an incentive for business operations.

Joseph Schumpeter

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Karl Marx

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Successful Innovation

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