The Discounted Payback Rule May Cause

question 42

Multiple Choice

The discounted payback rule may cause:

• A)projects with discounted payback periods in excess of the project's life to be accepted.
• B)the most liquid projects to be rejected in favor of less liquid projects.
• C)projects to be incorrectly accepted due to ignoring the time value of money.
• D)some projects with negative net present values to be accepted.
• E)some positive net present value projects to be rejected.

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