A Company Finds That the Residual Value of $10,000 for the Equipment

question 90

Multiple Choice

A company finds that the residual value of $10,000 for the equipment in a capital budgeting project has been inadvertently omitted from the calculation of the net present value (NPV) for that project.How does this omission affect the NPV of that project?

• A)The project's NPV should be $10,000 higher with the residual value included.
• B)The project's NPV should be higher,but be less than $10,000 higher,with the residual value included.
• C)The project's NPV should be $10,000 lower with the residual value included.
• D)The project's NPV should be lower,but be less than $10,000 lower,with the residual value included.

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