1.       Which of the following statements is CORRECT?  Assume that the project being considered has normal cash flows, with one outflow followed by a series of inflows?

a.       A project's regular IRR is found by compounding the initial cost at the WACC to find the terminal value (TV), then discounting the TV at the WACC.

b.      A project's regular IRR is found by compounding the cash inflows at the WACC to find the present value (PV), then discounting the TV to find the IRR.

c.       If a project's IRR is smaller than the WACC, then its NPV will be positive.

d.      A project's IRR is the discount rate that causes the PV of the inflows to equal the project's cost.

e.      If a project's IRR is positive, then its NPV must also be positive.

2.       Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a.       One defect of the IRR method is that it does not take account of cash flows over a project's full life.

b.      One defect of the IRR method is that it does not take account of the time value of money.

c.       One defect of the IRR method is that it does not take account of the cost of capital.

d.      One defect of the IRR method is that it values a dollar received today the same as a dollar that will not be received until sometime in the future.

e.      One defect of the IRR method is that it assumes that the cash flows to be received from a project can be reinvested at the IRR itself, and that assumption is often not valid.

3.       Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a.       The NPV method was once the favorite of academics and business executives, but today most authorities regard the MIRR as being the best indicator of a project's profitability

b.      If the cost of capital declines, this lowers a project's NPV.

c.       The NPV method is regarded by most academics as being the best indicator of a project's profitability; hence, most academics recommend that firms use only this one method.

d.      A project's NPV depends on the total amount of cash flows the project produces, but because the cash flows are discounted at the WACC, it does not matter if the cash flows occur early or late in the project's life.

e.      The NPV and IRR methods may give different recommendations regarding which of two mutually exclusive projects should be accepted, but they always give the same recommendation regarding the acceptability of a normal, independent project.

4.       Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a.       For a project to have more than one IRR, then both IRRs must be greater than the WACC.

b.      If two projects are mutually exclusive, then they are likely to have multiple IRRs.

c.       If a project is independent, then it cannot have multiple IRRs.

d.      Multiple IRRs can occur only if the signs of the cash flows change more than once.

e.      If a project has two IRRs, then the smaller one is the one that is most relevant, and it should be accepted and relied upon.

5.       Projects C and D are mutually exclusive and have normal cash flows.  Project C has a higher NPV if the WACC is less than 12%, whereas Project D has a higher NPV if the WACC exceeds 12%.  Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a.       Project D probably has a higher IRR.

b.      Project D is probably larger in scale than Project C.

c.       Project C probably has a faster payback.

d.      Project C probably has a higher IRR.

e.      The crossover rate between the two projects is below 12%

6.       Data Computer Systems is considering a project that has the following cash flow data.  What is the project's IRR?  Note that a project's IRR can be less than the WACC (and even negative), in which case it will be rejected.

Year                                      0                      1                      2                      3      

Cash flows                   -$1,100            $450               $470               $490

a.       9.70%

b.      10.78%

c.       11.98%

d.      13.31%

e.      14.64%

7.       Maxwell Feed & Seed is considering a project that has the following cash flow data.  What is the project's IRR?  Note that a project's IRR can be less than the WACC (and even negative), in which case it will be rejected.

Year                                      0                      1                      2                      3                      4                      5      

Cash flows                   -$9,500          $2,000           $2,025           $2,050           $2,075           $2,100

a.       2.08%

b.      2.31%

c.       2.57%

d.      2.82%

e.      3.10%

8.       Last month, Lloyd's Systems analyzed the project whose cash flows are shown below.  However, before the decision to accept or reject the project took place, the Federal Reserve changed interest rates and therefore the firm's WACC.  The Fed's action did not affect the forecasted cash flows.  By how much did the change in the WACC affect the project's forecasted NPV?  Note that a project's expected NPV can be negative, in which case it should be rejected.

Old WACC:  10.00%                          New WACC:  11.25%

Year                                      0                      1                      2                      3      

Cash flows                   -$1,000            $410               $410               $410

a.       -$18.89

b.      -$19.88

c.       -$20.93

d.      -$22.03

e.      -$23.13

9.       Ehrmann Data Systems is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC data.  What is the project's MIRR?  Note that a project's MIRR can be less than the WACC (and even negative), in which case it will be rejected.

WACC:  10.00%

Year                                      0                      1                      2                      3      

Cash flows                   -$1,000            $450               $450               $450

a.       9.32%

b.      10.35%

c.       11.50%

d.      12.78%

e.      14.20%

10.  Masulis Inc. is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC data.  What is the project's discounted payback?



WACC:  10.00%

Year                                      0                      1                      2                      3                      4      

Cash flows                     -$950              $525               $485               $445               $405

a.       1.61 years

b.      1.79 years

c.       1.99 years

d.      2.22 years

e.      2.44 years