Question 1. NPV rule states that you should accept projects with a positive net present value.
a. True
b. False
Question 2. If you’re comparing two mutually exclusive projects which both have positive NPV, you should be more attracted to the project with the lower NPV.
a. True
b. False
Question 3. A project with a NPV of $1 million is preferred over a project with a NPV of $100,000.
a. True
b. False
Question 4. A project that costs $3,000 to install will provide annual cash flows of $800 for each of the next 6 years. Assuming a 10% discount rate, what is the NPV?
a. 384.21
b. 484.21
c. 584.21
d. 684.21
Question 5. A project that costs $3,000 to install will provide annual cash flows of $800 for each of the next 6 years. Assuming a 10% discount rate, what is the IRR?
a. 13.3%
b. 14.3
c. 15.3
d. 16.3
Question 6. The payback rule states that a project is acceptable if you get your money back in equal installments.
a. True
b. False
Question 7. NPV and IRR calculations take into consideration the time value of money.
a. True
b. False
Question 8. A project with IRR of 20% is preferred over a project with IRR of 15%.
a. True
b. False
Question 9. If the discount rate is less than the IRR for a project, then NPV will be negative.
a. True
b. False
Question 10. The profitability index = NPV/Initial Investment
a. True
b. False
Question 11. Capital rationing is necessary because of the trade imbalance.
a. True
b. False
Question 12. When calculating NPV, recognize investment expenditures later when they show up as depreciation, not when they occur.
a. True
b. False
Question 13. Sunk costs will affect a project’s NPV.
a. True
b. False
Question 14. Opportunity cost is the same thing as sunk costs.
a. True
b. False
Question 15. An increase in working capital is an investment, and therefore implies a negative cash flow; a decrease in working capital implies a positive cash flow.
a. True
b. False
Question 16. A corporation donates a valuable painting from its private collection to an art museum. Which of the following is positive incremental cash flow associated with the donation for the corporation?
a. The price the firm paid for the painting
b. The deduction from income that it declares for its charitable gift.
c. Reduction in taxes due to its declared tax deduction.
d. The bonus that the CFO gets for his generous idea.
Revenues generated by a new fad product are forecast as follows:
Year Revenues
1 $40,000
2 30,000
3 20,000
4 10,000
Thereafter zero
Expenses are expected to be 40% of revenues, and working capital required in each year is expected to be 20% of revenues in the following year. The product requires an immediate investment of $45,000 in plant and equipment.
Question 17. What is the initial investment in the product? Remember working capital.
a. $45,000
b. 50,000
c. 53,000
d. 62,000
e. 85000
Question 18. The projects cash flow increases over the life of the project.
a. True
b. False
Question 19. If the plant and equipment were depreciated on a 4 year straight line basis and the firm’s tax rate is zero, then cash flow will be impacted by the depreciation.
a. True
b. False
Question 20. If we know what the cash flows are for this project, then IRR can be calculated.
a. True
b. False
Question 21. You can buy a car for $25,000 and sell it in 5 years for $5,000. Or you can lease the car for 5 years for $5,000 per year. The discount rate is 12% per year. Which option is least expensive?
a. Buy
b. Lease
c. Indifferent
Question 22. Expected return on investment provides compensation to investors both for waiting (the time value of money) and for worrying (the risk of the particular asset).
a. True
b. False
Question 23. In finance, we measure risk of a portfolio of assets by looking at
a. Treasury bills
b. Discount rates
c. Volatility of returns
d. Common stock returns
Question 24. Under CAPM, what is typically considered the risk free rate?
a. Treasury bill rates
b. Treasury Notes
c. Treasury Bonds
d. Corporate Bonds
Question 25. Using CAPM, if risk free return is 4%, beta is 1.5, and expected market risk premium is 8%, then the expected return is
a. 10%
b. 12
c. 16
d. 18