Sensitivity Analysis Is the Form of Risk Analysis

question 76

Multiple Choice

Sensitivity analysis is the form of risk analysis

• A) that examines the relationship between total firm cash flows and the NPV of a particular project.
• B) that examines the volatility of NPV.
• C) that examines the impact of key variables such as sales or costs in various combinations.
• D) that examines the impact of key variables such as sales or costs one at a time.

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Definitions:

Marginal Costs

The increase in total production cost that arises from producing one additional unit of a good or service.

Average Fixed Cost Curve

A graph that shows the fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced, illustrating how these costs dilute over larger production volumes.

U-Shaped

A descriptive term often used in economics and statistics to describe a graph or curve that resembles the shape of the letter "U", indicating a particular kind of relationship or trend.

Positive Amount

A value that is greater than zero, indicating a quantity that adds to a total rather than subtracting from it.