When Evaluating the Cash Flows Associated with a Capital Budgeting

question 49

Multiple Choice

When evaluating the cash flows associated with a capital budgeting project, the shipping and installation costs associated with the purchase of an asset are included in the computation of the:

• A)initial investment outlay, because these expenses are part of the project's depreciable basis.
• B)incremental operating cash flows, because shipping and installation costs represent expenses that must be written off annually over the life of the project.
• C)terminal cash flows, because these expenses are not paid until the end of the project's life.
• D)sunk costs, because these expenses do not affect any cash flows associated with purchasing the project.
• E)project's opportunity cost, because these costs increase the potential of the project.

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