CHAPTER9RISKANALYSIS,REALOPTIONS,ANDCAPITALBUDGETINGAnswerstoConceptsReviewandCriticalThinkingQuestions1
Forecastingriskistheriskthatapoordecisionismadebecauseoferrorsinprojectedcashflows
Thedangerisgreatestwithanewproductbecausethecashflowsareprobablyhardertopredict
Withasensitivityanalysis,onevariableisexaminedoverabroadrangeofvalues
Withascenarioanalysis,allvariablesareexaminedforalimitedrangeofvalues
Itistruethatifaveragerevenueislessthanaveragecost,thefirmislosingmoney
Thismuchofthestatementisthereforecorrect
Atthemargin,however,acceptingaprojectwithmarginalrevenueinexcessofitsmarginalcostclearlyactstoincreaseoperatingcashflow
Fromtheshareholderperspective,thefinancialbreak-evenpointisthemostimportant
Aprojectcanexceedtheaccountingandcashbreak-evenpointsbutstillbebelowthefinanci