A Firm Is Considering a Project with an Annual Cash

question 49

Multiple Choice

A firm is considering a project with an annual cash flow of £200,000. The project would have a 7-year life, and the company uses a discount rate of 10 per cent. Ignoring income taxes, what is the maximum amount the company could invest in the project and have the project still be acceptable?

• A)£718,200
• B)£1,400,000
• C)£973,600
• D)£200,000

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Definitions:

Control Limits

Statistical boundaries set in process control that indicate the outer acceptable limits of variation in a process's performance.

Specification Limits

The defined range of acceptable values for a product's characteristics, within which the product can be considered to meet quality standards.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values around the mean.

Six Sigma

A data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects in any process, aiming to achieve six standard deviations between the mean and the nearest specification limit.