When the net present value is negative, the internal rate of return is __________ the cost of capital

When the net present value is negative, the internal rate of return is __________ the cost of capital.

Greater Than
Greater than or equal to
Less than
Equal to

The IRR

Shows the graphical relationship between a project’s NPV and cost of capital.
Is the return that causes the NPV  to be zero.
Is the return that causes that NPV to be positive
Measures the firm and project’s required rate or return.


Which one of the following capital-budgeting evaluation techniques is based on finding a discount rate which causes the net present value to be zero?

Net present value
Internal rate of return
Profitability index
payback


An examination of a firm’s opportunities, strengths, threats and weaknesses is often referred to by the following acronym:

WOTS
OSTW
SWOT
TWOS

Capital budgeting is

The process of identifying, evaluating, and implementing a firm’s investment opportunities
The process of identifying, evaluating and implementing a firm’s objectives.
The process of identifying, evaluating, and implementing a firm’s strategic plans.
The process of identifying, evaluating and implementing a firm’s financing requirements.



The relevant cash flows of a project do not include which one of the following?

Incremental after-tax cash flows
Cannibalization effects
Opportunity costs
Sunk costs


The stage in the capital budgeting process in which projects that are accepted must be executed in a timely fashion is called the _____________ stage.

Follow-up.
Selection.
Identification.
Implementation.


The capital-budgeting process starts with which one of the following stages:

Development
Identification
Implementation
Selection


The corporate planning tool that develops project plans that fit well with the firm’s plans is often referred to by the following acronym:

MOGS
SMOG
OMGS
GOMS


When the net present value for a project is negative, the internal rate of return is _________ the cost of capital.

Greater than
Greater than or equal to
Less than
Equal to






Corporate debt as a percentage of GDP grew from around ______ in 1970 to nearly ______ in 2007.

35%; 50%
40%; 55%
45%; 60%
50%; 60%


The internal and sustainable growth rate relationships suggest that there are three measurable influences on growth.  These include all of the following except:

Asset Policy
Dividend policy
Profitability
The firm’s capital structure


The initial impact of increasing the use of debt is to:

Lower the cost of capital
Lower the weight of the debt component
Increase the cost of capital
Lower the cost of retained earnings


Which of the following is a different concept from the other three?

Required rate of return
Cost of capital
Discount rate
Net profit margin


When retained earnings are used up and new common stock is issued, we know that the cost of:

Equity has increased
Equity has dropped
Equity is unaffected
Both common and preferred stock are affected






The firm’s target capital structure is consistent with which of the following?

Minimum risk
Maximum earnings per share
Minimum weighted average cost of capital
Minimum cost of equity


A firm’s degree of combined leverage can be measured as degree of operating leverage __________ the degree of financial leverage:

Plus
Minus
Times
Divided by

What should be the relation between the target capital structure for a firm and the firm’s optimum capital structure?

Target and optimum catial structures should be the same.
Target capital structure is more conservative overall
Target capital structure contains more debt.
Target capital structure excludes preferred stock.


The cost of debt:

Is typically higher than the cost of preferred stock
Must be adjusted to an after-tax cost
Is higher than component cost because corporations can deduct 70 percent of the interest expense

Of the components shown below, which is least likely to be of value in calculating the cost of preferred stock?

Flotation costs per share
Book value of a preferred share
Dividends per share
Initial market price per share



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