A firm's managers realize they cannot monitor all aspects of their projects. However, in an attempt to maximize their firm's value, the managers do want to maintain a constant focus on the most critical aspect of each project. Given this specific desire, which type of analysis should they require for each project and why?   Multiple Choice   Sensitivity analysis; to identify the key variable(s) that affect(s) a project’s profitability   Cash breakeven; to ensure the firm recoups its initial investment   Scenario analysis; to guarantee each project will be profitable   Accounting breakeven; to ensure each project earns its required rate of return   Financial breakeven; to ensure each project has a positive NPV

Why do you think CFOs tend to look at strategic concerns before they look at the NPV of a project? If value creation means choosing projects with a positive NPV, what does strategic analysis achieve?

From Study Case Allied Food Products, please help with the following questions: k.) Based on common sense, how highly correlated do you think the project would be with the firm's other assets? (Give a correlation coefficient or range of coefficients, based on your judgment.) 1.) How would the correlation coefficient and the previously calculated s combine to affect the project's contribution to corporate, or within - firm, risk? Explain. m.) Based on your judgment, what do you think the project's correlation coefficient would be with respect to the general economy and thus with returns on “the market”? How would correlation with the economy affect the project's market risk? n.) Allied typically adds or subtracts 4% to its WACC to adjust for risk. After adjusting for risk, should the lemon juice project be accepted? Should any subjective risk factors be considered before the final decision is made? Explain.

What value would a discussion of the profitability index add to a conversation where you are trying to communicate the benefits of a positive net present value project to a firm’s general management team? (Explain clearly and in-depth.)

Internal Rate of Return is used: a) To determine the interest rate at which benefits of a project are equivalent to its costs. b) To determine which investment to choose when one of two alternatives must be chosen. c) To determine the interest rate for an investment that yields no income. d) To choose an investment that necessary to preserve the operation of the business. e) To justify a “lost-leader” project of a strategic nature.

If a firm is planning for an international project, the manager should understand that the project's NPV would be ______ by the size of the initial investment and the project's required rate of return. A. positively; negatively B. positively; positively C. negatively; negatively D. negatively; positively

1. The Net Present Value decision technique may not be the only pertinent unit of measure if the firm is facing A. a labor union. B. a major investment. C. time or resource constraints. D. the election of a new board of directors. 2. Which rate-based decision statistic measures the rate of return, including the cost of capital for a project? A. Profitability Index, PI B. Net Present Value, NPV C. Internal Rate of Return, IRR D. Modified Internal Rate of Return, MIRR 3. When looking at these types of projects, one must consider any cash flows that arise from installing the new equipment. A. new B. cost-cutting C. incremental D. replacement E. all of the above. 4. Of the capital budgeting techniques discussed, which works equally well with normal and non-normal cash flows and with independent and mutually exclusive project? A. payback period B. net present value C. discounted payback period D. modified internal rate of return 5. The approach to convert an infinite series of asset…

6. Sensitivity and scenario analysis Different techniques for analyzing project risk require different input variables and assumptions. Suppose you are using the sensitivity analysis technique to evaluate project risk. You would change in the model to evaluate the effect of the input factors on the expected value. one input variable at a time several input variables together Zeva is a risk analyst. She is conducting a sensitivity analysis to evaluate the riskiness of a new project that her company is considering investing in. Her risk analysis report includes the sensitivity curve shown on the graph. NPV (Millions of dollars) Base Case NPV Base Case Price -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 12 18 24 30 CHANGES IN SELLING PRICE (Percent) This curve implies that the project is very sensitive to changes in the price of the product. The project's NPV is likely to become negative if the price for which the product can be sold decreases by

Your textbook presents portfolio management in the context of projects. The author of Ch. 1 states that project portfolio management, or PPM, enables organizations to “align projects with strategy and to ensure adequate resourcing for projects.”  What exactly is project portfolio management, and how does it accomplish these important goals? Share specific examples to illustrate how you see PPM benefiting an organization.

The finance manager is carefully selecting the best investment alternatives for a stable return from the investment opportunities. Which of the following role he is executing in the company? Select one: A. Financing Decision B. Interrelation with Departments C. None of the given options D. Investment Decision