If Net Present Values Are Used to Evaluate Two Investments

question 140

True/False

If net present values are used to evaluate two investments that have equal costs and equal total cash flows, the one with more cash flows in the early years has the higher net present value.

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Definitions:

Oligopoly

A business environment where only a few enterprises have strong dominance in controlling market prices and the competitive landscape.

Marginal Cost

The monetary cost of fabricating one more unit of a product or service.

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graphical representation showing how marginal revenue varies with changes in quantity sold.

Kinked

Often relating to the kinked-demand curve seen in oligopolistic markets, where firms face a price elasticity that abruptly changes as prices increase or decrease.