FIN_3610_CH_10_20

The difference between a firm's future cash flows if it accepts a project and the firm's future cash flows if it does not accept the project is referred to as the project's: A. Incremental cash flows. B. Internal cash flows. C. External cash flows. D. Erosion effects. E. Financing cash flows.

A. Incremental cash flows.

Which one of the following is the depreciation method that allows accelerated write-offs of property under various lifetime classifications? A. IRR. B. ACRS. C. AAR. D. Straight-line to zero. E. Straight-line with salvage.

B. ACRS.

Which one of the following best describes pro forma financial statements? A. Financial statements expressed in a foreign currency. B. Financial statements where the assets are expressed as a percentage of total assets and costs are expressed as a percentage of sales. C. Financial statements showing projected values for future time periods. D. Financial statements expressed in real dollars, given a stated base year. E. Financial statements where all accounts are expressed as a percentage of last year's values.

C. Financial statements showing projected values for future time periods.

Which one of the following best illustrates erosion as it relates to a hot dog stand located on the beach? A. Providing both ketchup and mustard for customers' use. B. Repairing the roof of the hot dog stand because of water damage. C. Selling fewer hot dogs because hamburgers were added to the menu. D. Offering French fries but not onion rings. E. Losing sales due to bad weather.

C. Selling fewer hot dogs because hamburgers were added to the menu.

3. Which one of the following costs was incurred in the past and cannot be recouped? A. Incremental. B. Side. C. Sunk. D. Opportunity. E. Erosion.

C. Sunk.

Which one of the following should not be included in the analysis of a new product? A. Increase in accounts payable for new product inventory purchases. B. Reduction in sales for a current product once the new product is introduced. C. Market value of a machine owned by the firm which will be used to produce the new product. D. Money already spent for research and development of the new product. E. Increase in accounts receivable needed to finance sales of the new product.

D. Money already spent for research and development of the new product.

The option that is forgone so that an asset can be utilized by a specific project is referred to as which one of the following? A. Salvage value. B. Wasted value. C. Sunk cost. D. Opportunity cost. E. Erosion.

D. Opportunity cost.

Which one of the following will increase a bid price? A. A decrease in the fixed costs. B. A reduction in the net working capital requirement. C. A reduction in the firm's tax rate. D. An increase in the salvage value. E. An increase in the required rate of return.

E. An increase in the required rate of return.

G & L Plastic Molders spent $1,200 last week repairing a machine. This week the company is trying to decide if the machine could be better utilized if they assigned it a proposed project. When analyzing the proposed project, the $1,200 should be treated as which type of cost? A. Opportunity B. Fixed C. Incremental D. Erosion E. Sunk

E. Sunk

The bid price is: A. An aftertax price. B. The aftertax contribution margin. C. The highest price you should charge if you want to win the bid. D. The only price you can bid if the project is to be profitable. E. The minimum price that will provide your target rate of return.

E. The minimum price that will provide your target rate of return.

The fact that a proposed project is analyzed based on the project's incremental cash flows is the assumption behind which one of the following principles? A. Underlying value principle. B. Stand-alone principle. C. Equivalent cost principle. D. Salvage principle. E. Fundamental principle.

B. Stand-alone principle.

13. Which one of the following is an example of a sunk cost? A. $1,500 of lost sales because an item was out of stock. B. $1,200 paid to repair a machine last year. C. $20,000 project that must be forfeited if another project is accepted. D. $4,500 reduction in current shoe sales if a store commences selling sandals. E. $1,800 increase in comic book sales if a store ceases selling puzzles.

B. $1,200 paid to repair a machine last year.

20. All of the following are related to a proposed project. Which one of these should be included in the cash flow at Time 0? A. Loan obtained to finance the project B. Initial investment in inventory to support the project C. Annual depreciation tax shield D. Aftertax salvage value E. Net working capital recovery

B. Initial investment in inventory to support the project

Kelley's Baskets makes handmade baskets for distribution to upscale retail outlets. The firm is currently considering making handmade wreaths as well. Which one of the following is the best example of an incremental operating cash flow related to the wreath project? A. Storing supplies in the same space currently used for materials storage. B. Utilizing the basket manager to oversee wreath production. C. Hiring additional employees to handle the increased workload should the firm accept the wreath project. D. Researching the market to determine if wreath sales might be profitable before deciding to proceed. E. Planning on lower interest expense by assuming the proceeds of the wreath sales will be used to reduce the firm's currently outstanding debt.

C. Hiring additional employees to handle the increased workload should the firm accept the wreath project.

Frank's is a furniture store that is considering adding appliances to its offerings. Which one of the following is the best example of an incremental cash flow related to the appliances? A. Moving furniture to provide floor space for the appliances. B. Paying the rent for the store. C. Selling furniture to appliance customers. D. Having the current store manager oversee appliance sales. E. Using the store's billing system for appliance sales.

C. Selling furniture to appliance customers.

Which one of the following best describes the concept of erosion? A. Expenses that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. B. Change in net working capital related to implementing a new project. C. The cash flows of a new project that come at the expense of a firm's existing cash flows. D. The alternative that is forfeited when a fixed asset is utilized by a project. E. The differences in a firm's cash flows with and without a particular project.

C. The cash flows of a new project that come at the expense of a firm's existing cash flows.

The depreciation tax shield is best defined as the: A. Amount of tax that is saved when an asset is purchased. B. Tax that is avoided when an asset is sold as salvage. C. Amount of tax that is due when an asset is sold. D. Amount of tax that is saved because of the depreciation expense. E. Amount by which the aftertax depreciation expense lowers net income.

D. Amount of tax that is saved because of the depreciation expense.

The stand-alone principle advocates that project analysis should be based solely on which one of the following costs? A. Sunk. B. Total. C. Variable. D. Incremental. E. Fixed.

D. Incremental.

The annual annuity stream of payments that has the same present value as a project's costs is referred to as which one of the following? A. Yearly incremental costs. B. Sunk costs. C. Opportunity costs. D. Erosion cost. E. Equivalent annual cost.

E. Equivalent annual cost.

You are considering the purchase of a new machine. Your analysis includes the evaluation of two machines that have differing initial and ongoing costs and differing lives. Whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life. You should select the machine that has the: A. Longest life. B. Highest annual operating cost. C. Lowest annual operating cost. D. Highest equivalent annual cost. E. Lowest equivalent annual cost.

E. Lowest equivalent annual cost.