You Are Analyzing a Project and Have Prepared the Following

question 78

Multiple Choice

You are analyzing a project and have prepared the following data: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Cad Flow } \\\hline 0 & -£ 169,000 \\\hline 1 & £ 46,200 \\\hline 2 & £ 87,300 \\\hline 3 & £41,000 \\\hline 4 & £ 39,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Required payback period: 2.5 years
Required AAR: 7.25%
Required return: 8.50%
Based on the profitability index of _____ for this project,you should _____ the project.

• A).97; accept
• B)1.05; accept
• C)1.18; accept
• D).97; reject
• E)1.05; reject

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Definitions:

Capitalize

The act of recording a cost or expense on the balance sheet for purposes of delaying full recognition of the expense over time through depreciation or amortization.

Amortize

To gradually write off the initial cost of an intangible asset over its useful life, reflecting the consumption of the asset's value.

Capital Assets

Long-term tangible or intangible assets owned or controlled by a business that are used to produce goods or services and are not intended for sale in the regular course of business.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used for recording investments in associate companies where the investment is represented by the equity value.