When Considering Two Mutually Exclusive Projects, the Firm Should Always

question 71

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When considering two mutually exclusive projects, the firm should always select the project whose internal rate of return is the highest, provided the projects have the same initial cost.This statement is true regardless of whether the projects can be repeated or not.

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Definitions:

Return On Investment

A financial metric used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment, calculated as the return from an investment relative to its cost.

Performance Measure

Metrics or indicators used to evaluate, compare, and track the efficiency, effectiveness, and progress of an organization or its components.

Investment Turnover

A measure of a company's efficiency in generating sales from its assets, calculated as sales divided by the average invested assets.

Operating Income

A company's profit after subtracting operating expenses, such as wages and cost of goods sold, but before deducting interest and taxes.