Chapter 10: Making Capital Investment Decisions

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_________________cash flows come about as a direct consequence of taking a project under consideration.

Incremental

Operating cash flow is a function of _____.

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes Depreciation Taxes

While making capital budgeting decisions, which of the following sentence is true regarding the initial investment of net working capital?

It is expected to be recovered by the end of the project's life.

Once cash flows have been estimated, which of the following investment criteria can be applied to them?

NPV, IRR, payback period

Opportunity costs are classified as ______ costs in project analysis.

relevant

Which of the following is an example of a sunk cost?

Test marketing expenses

Which one of the following is the equation for estimating operating cash flows using the tax shield approach?

OCF = (Sales - Costs) × (1 - Tax rate) + Depreciation × Tax rate

Cash flows should always be considered on a(n) ___________ basis.

aftertax

An increase in depreciation expense will ____ cash flows from operations.

increase

Erosion will ______ the sales of existing products.

reduce

The first step in estimating cash flow is to determine the _________ cash flows.

relevant

A calculated NPV of $15,000 means that the project is expected to create a positive value for the firm and _____.

should be accepted if there is no capital rationing constraint

Opportunity costs are ____.

benefits lost due to taking on a particular project

To calculate the OCF using the bottom-up approach, ______add to net income.

depreciation

The______________ step is to determine whether cash flows are relevant.

first

Sunk costs are costs that ____.

have already occurred and are not affected by accepting or rejecting a project

The__________ -alone principle is the assumption that evaluation of a project may be based on the project's incremental cash flows.

stand

True or false: Cash flows should always be considered on an aftertax basis.

true

When analyzing a proposed investment, we ________(will/won't) include interest paid or any other financing costs.

won't

Accounts receivable and accounts payable are not an issue with project cash flow estimation unless changes in ______________ are overlooked.

net working capital

The difference between a firm's current assets and its current liabilities is known as the _____.

net working capital

The accelerated cost________ system is a depreciation method under U.S. tax law allowing for the accelerated write-off of property under

recovery

Using the top-down approach, OCF is calculated by subtracting costs and_____________ from sales.

taxes

Korporate Classics Corporation (KCC) won a bid to supply widgets to Pacer Corporation but lost money on the deal because they underbid the project. KCC fell victim to the _____.

winner's curse

According to the _________ principle, once the incremental cash flows from a project have been identified, the project can be viewed as a "minifirm."

stand-alone

The computation of equivalent annual costs is useful when comparing projects with _____ lives.

unequal

____________________cash flows come about as a direct consequence of taking a project under consideration.

incremental

Which of the following are fixed costs?

1. cost of equipment 2. rent on a production facility

When developing cash flows for capital budgeting, it is _____ to overlook important items.

easy

The cash flows of a new project that come at the expense of a firm's existing projects is called

erosion

Interest expenses incurred on debt financing are ______ when computing cash flows from a project.

ignored

When a firm finances new investments, it may set up accounts payable with suppliers, but the balance that the firm must supply is called the investment in net_______________ capital.

working

True or false: When developing cash flows for capital budgeting, it is easy to overlook important items.

True

Investment in net working capital arises when ___.

1. cash is kept for unexpected expenditures 2. credit sales are made 3. inventory is purchased

Incremental cash flows come about as a(n) ________ consequence of taking a project under consideration.

direct


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