The CFO of Cicero Industries Plans to Calculate a New

question 10

Multiple Choice

The CFO of Cicero Industries plans to calculate a new project's NPV by estimating the relevant cash flows for each year of the project's life (i.e., the initial investment cost, the annual operating cash flows, and the terminal cash flow) , then discounting those cash flows at the company's overall WACC.Which one of the following factors should the CFO be sure to INCLUDE in the cash flows when estimating the relevant cash flows?

• A) All sunk costs that have been incurred relating to the project.
• B) All interest expenses on debt used to help finance the project.
• C) The investment in working capital required to operate the project, even if that investment will be recovered at the end of the project's life.
• D) Sunk costs that have been incurred relating to the project, but only if those costs were incurred prior to the current year.
• E) Effects of the project on other divisions of the firm, but only if those effects lower the project's own direct cash flows.

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Definitions:

Glucose

A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.

Electron Transfer Chain

A series of compounds that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions, and couples this electron transfer with the transfer of protons (H+ ions) across a membrane.

Reactant Glucose

A starting material in a chemical reaction, specifically glucose, which is a simple sugar that organisms use for energy.

ATP Molecules

Adenosine triphosphate molecules, which serve as the primary energy carrier in cells, powering various cellular processes.