When Managers Cannot Determine Whether to Invest Now or Wait

question 104

Multiple Choice

When managers cannot determine whether to invest now or wait until costs decrease later,the rule should be to:

• A) postpone until costs reach their lowest.
• B) invest now to maximize the NPV.
• C) postpone until the opportunity cost reaches its lowest.
• D)invest at the date that gives the highest NPV today.

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Definitions:

Margin of Safety

The difference between actual or projected sales and the break-even sales, indicating the amount by which sales can decline before a business incurs losses.

Percentage of Sales

A financial ratio that expresses certain financial metrics, such as expenses or profits, as a percentage of total sales, providing insight into efficiency or profitability.

Margin of Safety

This metric indicates the difference between actual or projected sales and the break-even sales point, highlighting the buffer a business has before it incurs a loss.

Operating Leverage

A financial metric that indicates how a company's operating income reacts to a change in sales volume, showing the degree of fixed versus variable costs.