Currently,Powell Products Has a Beta of 1

question 72

Multiple Choice

Currently,Powell Products has a beta of 1.0,and its sales and profits are positively correlated with the overall economy.The company estimates that a proposed new project would have a higher standard deviation and coefficient of variation than an average company project.Also,the new project's sales would be countercyclical in the sense that they would be high when the overall economy is down and low when the overall economy is strong.On the basis of this information,which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) The proposed new project would have more stand-alone risk than the firm's typical project.
• B) The proposed new project would increase the firm's corporate risk.
• C) The proposed new project would increase the firm's market risk.
• D) The proposed new project would not affect the firm's risk at all.
• E) The proposed new project would have less stand-alone risk than the firm's typical project.

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Accounts Payable

The short-term liabilities or obligations a company owes to its suppliers or creditors for goods and services received.

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The ownership interest of shareholders in the assets of a corporation, calculated as total assets minus total liabilities.

Accounts Payable

Amounts a company owes to suppliers or creditors for goods and services received but not yet paid for, recorded as a liability.

Supplies

Items that are used in the day-to-day operation of a business but do not directly relate to the goods or services sold.