For Conventional Cash-Flow Patterns, an IRR Greater Than the Required

question 37

Multiple Choice

For conventional cash-flow patterns, an IRR greater than the required rate of return or discount rate used to value the project's cash flows implies a [blank] NPV project.

• A)positive
• B)negative
• C)neutral
• D)None of the above; this is not a situation that is consistently one way or another

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