Suppose Your Firm Is Considering Investing in a Project with the Cash

question 36

Multiple Choice

Suppose your firm is considering investing in a project with the cash flows shown as follows, that the required rate of return on projects of this risk class is 10 percent, and that the maximum allowable payback and discounted payback statistics for the project are three and a half and four and a half years, respectively. Use the IRR decision to evaluate this project; should it be accepted or rejected? $$\begin{array} { l c c c c c c c } \text { Time } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline \text { Cash Flow } & - \$ 85,000 & \$ 12,000 & \$ 11,000 & \$ 13,000 & \$ 21,000 & \$ 31,000 & \$ 32,000\end{array}$$

• A)IRR = 16.92 percent; accept the project
• B)IRR = 7.123 percent; reject the project
• C)IRR = 8.81 percent; reject the project
• D)IRR = 10.59 percent; accept the project

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Definitions:

Total Risk

The complete scope of uncertainty or variability in returns on an investment, including both systematic and unsystematic risk factors.

Security Market Line

A representation in finance that shows the relationship between risk (as measured by beta) and expected return of investments, used in the capital asset pricing model.

Capital Market Line

A line used in the capital asset pricing model to depict the rates of return for efficient portfolios depending on the risk-free rate of return and the level of risk (standard deviation) for a particular portfolio.

Characteristic Line

In finance, a line that describes the relationship between the return on an investment and the return on the market as a whole, used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model.