1. Since capital budgeting decisions involve the estimation of a project’s future cash flows and the rate at which they should be discounted is still a relatively subjective process, the behavioral traits of managers still affect this process. Please explain this statement and suggest how managers can better improve their ability to eliminate biases in their forecasting.

1. Since capital budgeting decisions involve the estimation of a project’s future cash flows and the rate at which they should be discounted is still a relatively subjective process, the behavioral traits of managers still affect this process. Please explain this statement and suggest how managers can better improve their ability to eliminate biases in their forecasting.

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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ISBN:9781337514835

Author:MOYER

Publisher:MOYER

Chapter11: Capital Budgeting And Risk

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