Which of the Following Is NOT a Reason for the Need

question 122

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the need for sampling?

• A)It is usually too costly to study the whole population.
• B)It is always more informative by investigating a sample than the entire population.
• C)It is sometimes destructive to observe the entire population.
• D)It is usually too time consuming to look at the whole population.

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Definitions:

Payback Method

A capital budgeting technique that calculates the time required for an investment to generate cash flows sufficient to recover its initial cost.

Time Value of Money

The principle that holding money now is more valuable than possessing the same sum at a later date because of its current potential to generate earnings.

Discount Rate

The interest rate used in discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis to determine the present value of future cash flows.

Net Present Value

An evaluation metric that calculates the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period of time.