1. A project has a cost of $50,000 and its expected net cash inflows are $10,000 per year for 8 years. What is the project’s IRR? 11.81%
A 3.82%
B 5.53%
C 7.29%
D 9.54%
E 11.81%
2. The ABC Corp has an overall cost of equity of 20 percent and a beta of 1.5. The firm is financed solely with common stock. The risk-free rate of return is 5 percent. What is an appropriate cost of capital for a division within the firm that has an estimated beta of 1.3?
A 20%
B 13%
C 15%
D 16%
E 18%
3. Which statement about the internal rate of return (IRR) is correct?
A The Net Present Value (NPV) rule and Internal Rate of Return Rule (IRR) rule will always rank the projects in the same order.
B The IRR should be used when deciding between two mutually exclusive projects
C The IRR is very similar in its methodology to the average accounting return
D The IRR may lead to incorrect decisions when comparing mutually exclusive projects.
4. Which one of the following is a capital budgeting decision?
A deciding whether a bank loan should be secured or if bonds should be issued
B determining how many bonds versus how many shares of stock should be issued
C ascertaining the minimum amount of cash which should be kept on hand
D determining the optimal level of inventory to be maintained
E deciding whether or not a newly invented product should be produced