Snowflake Resorts is considering investing in a project that has a net investment of $240,000. This project will return positive net cash flows annually for the next 5 years of $80,000 per year. Snowflake Resorts requires a 12% return on all of its investments.   The payback period of this investment is ________ years 5 3 4 2 The net present value of this project is $65,355 $48,384 $85,652 $57,635 The profitability index of this project is 2016 5924 7350 3852 When projects have scale differences, only the Net Present Value method will rank the projects correctly True False   Fees paid to investment bankers and lawyers for issuing securities are called Component costs Issuance costs Security costs Licensing costs Purposes for considering a capital project may include which of the following Cost reductions Growth projects Government required projects All of the above When the weighted average cost of capital for a project is considered on an after tax basis, this is considered the ____________ cost of capital Preferred Marginal Actual Estimated The Snowflake Resort purchased 20 acres of land next to their current property for $250,000 in 2010. After a marketing survey was done last year costing $50,000, the owners are trying to decide whether to build an addition for $15,000,000 plus $500,000 for additional working capital, or sell the land for $2,000,000. What would their net investment be if they decide to build the project? 17,750,000 18,000,000 17,500,000 17,800,000

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Snowflake Resorts is considering investing in a project that has a net investment of $240,000. This project will return positive net cash flows annually for the next 5 years of $80,000 per year.

Snowflake Resorts requires a 12% return on all of its investments.

 

  • The payback period of this investment is ________ years
    1. 5
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 2
  • The net present value of this project is
    1. $65,355
    2. $48,384
    3. $85,652
    4. $57,635
  • The profitability index of this project is
    1. 2016
    2. 5924
    3. 7350
    4. 3852
  • When projects have scale differences, only the Net Present Value method will rank the projects correctly
    1. True
    2. False

 

  • Fees paid to investment bankers and lawyers for issuing securities are called
    1. Component costs
    2. Issuance costs
    3. Security costs
    4. Licensing costs
  • Purposes for considering a capital project may include which of the following
    1. Cost reductions
    2. Growth projects
    3. Government required projects
    4. All of the above
  • When the weighted average cost of capital for a project is considered on an after tax basis, this is considered the ____________ cost of capital
    1. Preferred
    2. Marginal
    3. Actual
    4. Estimated
  • The Snowflake Resort purchased 20 acres of land next to their current property for $250,000 in 2010. After a marketing survey was done last year costing $50,000, the owners are trying to decide whether to build an addition for $15,000,000 plus $500,000 for additional working capital, or sell the land for $2,000,000. What would their net investment be if they decide to build the project?
    1. 17,750,000
    2. 18,000,000
    3. 17,500,000
    4. 17,800,000
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