Business Finance MPQ

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Cash flows occurring in different periods should not be compared unless:
The flows have been discounted to a common date
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What happens over time to the real cost of purchasing a home if the mortgage payments are fixed in nominal terms and inflation is in existence?
The real cost is decreasing
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Corporate financing comes ultimately from:
Savings by households and foreign investors
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The opportunity cost of capital:
Is the minimum acceptable rate of return on a project
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According to the NPV rule, all projects should be accepted if NPV is positive when discounted at the
Opportunity cost of capital
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A tax shield is equal to the reduction in:
Total tax liability resulting from a tax-deductible expense
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The recovery of an additional investment in working capital is assumed to:
Occur at the end of a project's life
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Positive NPV projects exist because:
Firms hold competitive advantage
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If sensitivity analysis concludes that the largest impact on profits would come from changes in the sales level, then:
Additional marketing analysis may be beneficial before proceeding
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If a firm earns the WACC as an average return on its average-risk assets, then:
All investors will earn their minimum required rate of return
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When a corporation decides to issue long-term debt in order to pay for the acquisition of real assets, it has made a:
Financing decision
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The value of a proposed capital budgeting project depends on the:
Incremental cash flows produced
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In capital budgeting analysis, an increase in working capital can be shown as:
An outflow at the beginning and an equal inflow at the end of the project
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The greater the ratio of variable costs to sales, the:
More units must be sold to cover fixed charges
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One common reason for partnerships to convert to a corporate form of organization is that the partnership:
Faces rapidly growing financing requirements
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Compared to buying stocks and bonds directly, what are the advantages of investing in a mutual fund?
Mutual funds are efficiently diversified and professionally managed
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When managers cannot determine whether to invest now or wait until costs decrease later, the rule should be to:
Invest at the date that gives the highest NPV today
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What happens over time to the real cost of purchasing a home if the mortgage payments are fixed in nominal terms and inflation is in existence?

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The real cost is decreasing

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Corporate financing comes ultimately from:

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The opportunity cost of capital:

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According to the NPV rule, all projects should be accepted if NPV is positive when discounted at the

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