Project X Has an Initial Cost of $20,000 and a Cash

question 20

Multiple Choice

Project X has an initial cost of $20,000 and a cash inflow of $25,000 in Year 3.Project Y costs $40,700 and has cash flows of $12,000,$25,000,and $10,000 in Years 1 to 3,respectively.The discount rate is 6 percent and the projects are mutually exclusive.Based on the individual project's IRRs you should accept Project ________; based on NPV you should accept Project ________; the final decision should be to accept Project ________.

• A)Y; Y; Y
• B)Y; X; X
• C)X; Y; Y
• D)X; X; X
• E)Y; X: Y

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Definitions:

Activity Base

A measure used as a basis for allocating costs in activity-based costing, relating costs to the activities that drive the need for those costs.

Revenue

The total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services related to a company's main operations.

Investment Turnover

A ratio measuring the ability of a company to generate sales or revenue from its investments, usually indicating how efficiently the investments are used.

Return On Investment

A measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment, calculated by dividing the benefit (return) of an investment by the cost of the investment.