If a Firm Undertakes a Project with Ordinary Cash Flows

question 8

Multiple Choice

If a firm undertakes a project with ordinary cash flows and estimates that the firm has a positive NPV, then the IRR will be:

• A) less than the cost of capital.
• B) greater than the cost of capital.
• C) greater than the cost of the project.
• D) cannot be determined from this information

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Definitions:

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is the total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced, including both fixed and variable costs.

Marginal Cost

Marginal Cost is the increase in cost resulting from the production of one additional unit of a good.

Break-even Point

The production level where total revenues equals total expenses, and there is neither profit nor loss.

Perfectly Elastic

Perfectly elastic describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied responds infinitely or extremely to changes in price.