Cash Flow Estimation and Risk Analysis: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

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CHAPTER 11

CASH FLOW ESTIMATION AND RISK ANALYSIS


(Difficulty: E = Easy, M = Medium, and T = Tough)

Multiple Choice: Conceptual

Easy:
Relevant cash flows Answer: d Diff: E
1. Which of the following statements is most correct?

a. The rate of depreciation will often affect operating cash flows, even
though depreciation is not a cash expense.
b. Corporations should fully account for sunk costs when making
investment decisions.
c. Corporations should fully account for opportunity costs when making
investment decisions.
d. Statements a and c are correct.
e. All of the statements above are correct.

Relevant cash flows Answer: c Diff: E


2. A company is considering a new project. The company’s CFO plans to
calculate the project’s NPV by discounting the relevant cash flows
(which include the initial up-front costs, the operating cash flows, and
the terminal cash flows) at the company’s cost of capital (WACC). Which
of the following factors should the CFO include when estimating the
relevant cash flows?

a. Any sunk costs associated with the project.


b. Any interest expenses associated with the project.
c. Any opportunity costs associated with the project.
d. Statements b and c are correct.
e. All of the statements above are correct.

Relevant cash flows Answer: d Diff: E


3. When evaluating potential projects, which of the following factors
should be incorporated as part of a project’s estimated cash flows?

a. Any sunk costs that were incurred in the past prior to considering
the proposed project.
b. Any opportunity costs that are incurred if the project is undertaken.
c. Any externalities (both positive and negative) that are incurred if
the project is undertaken.
d. Statements b and c are correct.
e. All of the statements above are correct.

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Relevant cash flows Answer: b Diff: E
4. Which of the following statements is most correct?

a. When evaluating corporate projects it is important to include all


sunk costs in the estimated cash flows.
b. When evaluating corporate projects it is important to include all
relevant externalities in the estimated cash flows.
c. Interest expenses should be included in project cash flows.
d. Statements a and b are correct.
e. All of the statements above are correct.

Relevant cash flows Answer: c Diff: E


5. Which of the following is not a cash flow that results from the decision
to accept a project?

a. Changes in net operating working capital.


b. Shipping and installation costs.
c. Sunk costs.
d. Opportunity costs.
e. Externalities.

Relevant cash flows Answer: b Diff: E N


6. When evaluating a new project, the firm should consider all of the
following factors except:

a. Changes in net operating working capital attributable to the project.


b. Previous expenditures associated with a market test to determine the
feasibility of the project, if the expenditures have been expensed
for tax purposes.
c. Current rental income of a building owned by the firm if it is not
used for this project.
d. The decline in sales of an existing product directly attributable to
this project.
e. All of the statements above should be considered.

Relevant cash flows Answer: d Diff: E N


7. Which of the following items should Bev’s Beverage Inc. take into
account when evaluating a proposed prune juice project?

a. The company spent $300,000 two years ago to renovate its Cincinnati
plant. These renovations were made in anticipation of another project
that the company ultimately did not undertake.
b. If the company did not proceed with the prune juice project, the
Cincinnati plant could generate leasing income of $75,000 a year.
c. If the company proceeds with the prune juice project, it is estimated
that sales of the company’s apple juice will fall by 3 percent a
year.
d. Statements b and c are correct.
e. All of the statements above are correct.

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