Financial Management for Project Managers Capital Budgeting

Question 1

Which capital budgeting technique calculates the time required for cumulative project cash inflows to equal the initial investment?

Accepted Answer

Payback Period

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Net Present Value

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Internal Rate of Return

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Profitability Index

Question 2

Net Present Value (NPV) is considered positive and acceptable when:

Accepted Answer

NPV is greater than zero

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NPV equals zero

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NPV is less than zero

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NPV equals the discount rate

Question 3

The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

The discount rate at which NPV equals zero

Answer

The project's accounting profit rate

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The ratio of net income to total assets

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The average return over the project life

Question 4

A project manager is comparing two projects using the Profitability Index (PI). Project A has a PI of 1.3 and Project B has a PI of 0.9. Which should be selected?

Accepted Answer

Project A because PI > 1 indicates value creation

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Project B because it has a lower PI

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Both projects are equally viable

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Neither project should be selected

Question 5

Which of the following is a limitation of the Payback Period method?

Accepted Answer

It ignores the time value of money

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It is difficult to calculate

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It requires knowledge of the discount rate

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It cannot be applied to mutually exclusive projects

Question 6

When two mutually exclusive projects both have positive NPVs but different IRRs, which method should be used to make the final decision?

Accepted Answer

Choose the project with the higher NPV

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Choose the project with the higher IRR

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Choose the project with the shorter payback period

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Use the Profitability Index to decide