A Division Manager Was Considering a Project That Required a Significant

question 105

Multiple Choice

A division manager was considering a project that required a significant initial investment.If accepted, the project could have a negative impact on certain financial ratios that the firm was required to maintain to satisfy debt contracts.To ensure that the ratios would not be adversely affected by the investment, the manager would use which of the following capital investment models?

• A) payback period
• B) accounting rate of return
• C) net present value
• D) internal rate of return
• E) None of these.

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