You Are Considering an Investment with the Following Cash Flows

question 98

Multiple Choice

You are considering an investment with the following cash flows.If the required rate of return for this investment is 15.5 percent,should you accept the investment based solely on the internal rate of return rule? Why or why not?

• A)Yes; The IRR exceeds the required return.
• B)Yes; The IRR is less than the required return.
• C)No; The IRR is less than the required return.
• D)No; The IRR exceeds the required return.
• E)You cannot apply the IRR rule in this case.

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Definitions:

Initial Value Method

An accounting approach where investments are recorded at their purchase cost without subsequent adjustments for changes in market value.

Intra-entity Gross Profit

The gross profit resulting from transactions within the same company or between parent and subsidiary companies, which may need to be eliminated in consolidated financial statements.

Consolidation Worksheet

A tool used in preparation of consolidated financial statements that helps combine the financials of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

Goodwill

An intangible asset on a company's balance sheet representing the premium paid over the book value of the assets acquired in a merger or acquisition.