Net Present Value Is Preferred to Internal Rate of Return

question 86

Multiple Choice

Net present value is preferred to internal rate of return for capital budgeting decisions because

• A) the internal rate of return does not allow you to determine if the project is acceptable.
• B) the net present value is the only method that allows you to determine which independent project is acceptable.
• C) the net present value allows you to compare mutually exclusive projects.
• D) the internal rate of return for a project is different for each firm.
• E) NPV contains information about a projects "safety margin" which is not inherent in IRR.

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Definitions:

Units Produced

This refers to the total number of complete units manufactured during a specific period by a company.

Fixed Factory Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted and actual fixed overhead costs based on the volume of production.

Standard Factory Overhead Rate

The predetermined rate used in cost accounting to allocate estimated overhead costs to individual units of production based on a consistent measure, like labor hours.

Machine Hour

A measure of the amount of time a machine is operated, used in allocating manufacturing costs to products based on the number of hours the machines are used in production.