CHAPTER7NetPresentValueandOtherInvestmentRulesMultipleChoiceQuestions:I
DEFINITIONSNETPRESENTVALUEa1
Thedifferencebetweenthepresentvalueofaninvestmentanditscostisthe:a
netpresentvalue
internalrateofreturn
paybackperiod
profitabilityindex
discountedpaybackperiod
Difficultylevel:EasyNETPRESENTVALUERULEc2
Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsconcerningnetpresentvalue(NPV)iscorrect
Aninvestmentshouldbeacceptedif,andonlyif,theNPVisexactlyequaltozero
AninvestmentshouldbeacceptedonlyiftheNPVisequaltotheinitialcashflow
AninvestmentshouldbeacceptediftheNPVispositiveandrejectedifitisnegative
Aninvestmentwithgreatercashinflowsthancashoutflows,regardlessofwhenthecashflowsoccur,willalwayshaveapositiveNPVandthereforeshouldalwaysbeaccepted
Anyprojectthathaspositivecashflowsforeverytimeperiod