A River 100 M Wide Flows Due South at 1

question 32

Multiple Choice

A river 100 m wide flows due south at 1 m/s.A boat that goes 1 m/s relative to the water is pointed due east as it crosses from the west bank.The boat reaches the east bank

• A)due east of where it started.
• B)141 m farther south than where it started.
• C)100 m farther south than where it started.
• D)100 m farther north than where it started.

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Definitions:

Payback Method

A capital budgeting technique that estimates the time required to recoup the initial investment in a project.

Cash Flows

The inflows and outflows of cash and cash equivalents, representing the operating, investing, and financing activities of an entity.

Net Present Value

The difference between the present value of an investment project’s cash inflows and the present value of its cash outflows.

Internal Rate

Internal Rate, often referred to as Internal Rate of Return (IRR), is the rate of growth a project is expected to generate, used in capital budgeting to estimate the profitability of potential investments.