Project cash flow           C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 A -5000 +1000 +1000 +3000 0 B -1000 0 +1000 +2000 +3000 C -5000 +1000 +1000 +3000 +5000   If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, which projects have positive NPVs? How do you know? “If a firm uses a single cutoff period for all projects, it is likely to accept too many short-lived projects.” Is this statement true or false? How do you know?  If the firm uses the discounted-payback rule, will it accept any negative NPV projects? Will it turn down any positive NPV projects? How do you know?  Please use the calculator. net  for explanation. or any other free onling

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Project cash flow        
  C0 C1 C2 C3 C4
A -5000 +1000 +1000 +3000 0
B -1000 0 +1000 +2000 +3000
C -5000 +1000 +1000 +3000 +5000

 

  1. If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, which projects have positive NPVs? How do you know?
  2. “If a firm uses a single cutoff period for all projects, it is likely to accept too many short-lived projects.” Is this statement true or false? How do you know? 
  3. If the firm uses the discounted-payback rule, will it accept any negative NPV projects? Will it turn down any positive NPV projects? How do you know?  Please use the calculator. net  for explanation. or any other free onling
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I think question 3 is not answered clearly. 

If Project A is rejected due to negative NPV, then all positive NPVs projects should be accepted.  The answer is not clear. Please correct me if I am missing something. 

 

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If the firm uses the discounted-payback rule, will it accept any negative NPV projects? Will it turn down any positive NPV projects? How do you know?   

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No

Due to Project A's negative NPV, it cannot cover the initial investment within its useful life.

Will it turn down any positive NPV projects?

It will reject projects with positive NPVs but not those with negative NPVs. If all potential cash flows are taken into account but the project still doesn't reach the designated cutoff point, the NPV can still be positive.

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