Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9781259144387
Author: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Franklin Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 1PS

Capital budgeting process True or false?

  1. a. The approval of a capital budget allows managers to go ahead with any project included in the budget.
  2. b. Capital budgets and project authorizations are mostly developed “bottom up.” Strategic planning is a “top-down” process.
  3. c. Project sponsors are likely to be overoptimistic.
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To discuss:  Whether the given statements are true or false.

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a) The capital budget is not a complete sign-off for particular projects. Many of the firms need a correct request for individual project with a brief analysis.

Hence, option A is false.

b) The strategic planning needs to consider the alternatives. The project authorizations and capital budgets are generally developed “bottom up”. The strategic planning is a “top-down process”.

Hence, option B is true.

c) The sponsors of the project are mostly overoptimistic and the forecasts of the cash flow are often overstated.

Hence, option C is true.

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