You Plan to Analyze the Value of a Potential Investment

question 16

Multiple Choice

You plan to analyze the value of a potential investment by calculating the sum of the present values of its expected cash flows.Which of the following would increase the calculated value of the investment?

• A) The cash flows are in the form of a deferred annuity,and they total to $100,000.You learn that the annuity lasts for 10 years rather than 5 years,hence that each payment is for $10,000 rather than for $20,000.
• B) The discount rate decreases.
• C) The riskiness of the investment's cash flows increases.
• D) The total amount of cash flows remains the same,but more of the cash flows are received in the later years and less are received in the earlier years.
• E) The discount rate increases.

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Definitions:

Straight-Line Basis

A method of calculating depreciation or amortization by evenly allocating the cost of an asset over its useful life.

Salvage Value

The estimated value remaining in an asset after it has served its purpose.

Depreciation Expense

The systematic allocation of the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting its consumption, wear and tear, or obsolescence.

Useful Life

The estimated time period that an asset is expected to be usable, contributing to the revenue-generating activities of a business.