A College Intern Working at Anderson Paints Evaluated Potential Investments-That

question 65

Multiple Choice

A college intern working at Anderson Paints evaluated potential investments-that is,capital budgeting projects-using the firm's average required rate of return (WACC) ,and he produced the following report for the capital budgeting manager: The capital budgeting manager usually considers the risks associated with capital budgeting projects before making her final decision.If a project has a risk that is different from average,she adjusts the average required rate of return by adding or subtracting 2 percentage points.If the four projected listed above are independent,which one(s) should the capital budgeting manager recommend be purchased?

• A) Project LOM only, because it has both the highest NPV and the higher IRR.
• B) Projects LOM, QUE, and YUP, because they all have positive NPVs and their IRRs.
• C) Projects DOG and QUE, because their IRRs are greater than their risk-adjusted discount he projects returns are higher than the rates of return that capital budgeting manager uses to evaluate them.
• D) Projects QUE, YUP, and DOG, because their IRRs are greater than their risk-adjusted discount rates-that is, the projects returns are higher than the rates of return that capital budgeting manager uses to evaluate them.
• E) There is not enough information to answer this question, because the firm's average required rate of return cannot be determined.

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Definitions:

IRR

Stands for Internal Rate of Return, a financial metric used to estimate the profitability of potential investments.

MIRR

The Modified Internal Rate of Return, which adjusts the IRR for the cost of capital and provides a better indication of a project's efficiency and profitability.

IRR

Internal Rate of Return; a metric in finance that helps in calculating the expected profitability of prospective investments.

Cash Flow

The total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, affecting the company's liquidity.