Projects S and L, Whose Cash Flows Are Shown Below

question 52

Multiple Choice

Projects S and L, whose cash flows are shown below, are mutually exclusive, equally risky, and not repeatable. Hooper Inc. is considering which of these two projects to undertake. If the decision is made by choosing the project with the higher IRR, how much value will be forgone? Note that under certain conditions choosing projects on the basis of the IRR will not cause any value to be lost because the project with the higher IRR will also have the higher NPV, so no value will be lost if the IRR method is used.

• A) $134.79
• B) $141.89
• C) $149.36
• D) $164.29
• E) $205.36

Distinguish between economic and accounting profits by understanding the inclusion of implicit costs.

Understand the concept of opportunity cost, especially in regards to capital.

Learn the critical difference between marginal revenue vs. marginal cost, and their importance in computing a firm's total profit.

Analyze the role of explicit and implicit costs in different professional contexts to comprehend their impact on total costs and profits.

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