Consider Two Mutually Exclusive Projects a & B

question 9

Multiple Choice

Consider two mutually exclusive projects A & B.If you subtract the cash flows of opportunity B from the cash flows of opportunity A,then you should:

• A)take opportunity A if the regular IRR exceeds the cost of capital.
• B)take opportunity A if the incremental IRR exceeds the cost of capital.
• C)take opportunity B if the regular IRR exceeds the cost of capital.
• D)take opportunity B if the incremental IRR exceeds the cost of capital.

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficients

Statistical measures that quantify the degree to which two variables are related or move together.

Predictive Validity

The extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts future performance on a related task.

Correlate Strongly

To correlate strongly means that two or more variables have a significant association or relationship, where changes in one variable are consistently associated with changes in another.

Predictive Validity

The extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts scores on some criterion measure.