The Nominal Scale of Measurement Has the Properties of the

question 78

Multiple Choice

The nominal scale of measurement has the properties of the

• A)ordinal scale
• B)only interval scale
• C)ratio scale
• D)None of these alternatives is correct.

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Definitions:

Cost of Capital

The rate of return a company must offer investors to finance its assets, essentially a benchmark that a project must meet or exceed for it to be considered viable.

NPV Profiles

NPV profiles graphically represent the relationship between the net present value of investments and various discount rates, helping to visualize investment risk and potential returns.

Mutually Exclusive

Projects that cannot be performed at the same time. A company could choose either Project 1 or Project 2, or it can reject both, but it cannot accept both projects.

IRR

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is the discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero. It is used to evaluate the attractiveness of an investment or project.