Last Month, Standard Systems Analyzed the Project Whose Cash Flows

question 83

Multiple Choice

Last month, Standard Systems analyzed the project whose cash flows are shown below. However, before the decision to accept or reject the project took place, the Federal Reserve changed interest rates and therefore the firm's cost of capital (r) . The Fed's action did not affect the forecasted cash flows. By how much did the change in the r affect the project's forecasted NPV? Note that a project's expected NPV can be negative, in which case it should be rejected.

• A) −$18.89
• B) −$19.88
• C) −$20.93
• D) −$22.03
• E) −$23.13

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Definitions:

Sharpe Measure

A method to assess the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk, comparing the excess return over the risk-free rate to the standard deviation of returns.

Dollar-Weighted

A method of calculating an investment's return that takes into account the time and amount of each cash flow.

Time-Weighted

A method used in finance to measure the performance of investments by calculating the compound growth rate of the investment over a specific period, regardless of external contributions or withdrawals.

Pension Fund

A type of investment pool established to manage and distribute retirement benefits for its members.