Connect Access Card for Financial and Managerial Accounting
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Author: Jan Williams, Susan Haka, Mark S Bettner, Joseph V Carcello
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26, Problem 1STQ
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State the capital budgeting measure that requires the discounting of an investment’s future cash flows.

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Answer to Problem 1STQ

b. Net present value.

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Discounted cash flow:

Discounted cash flow is a process which is used to evaluate the value of an investment based on its future cash flows. The Discounted cash flow analysis finds that the present value of the expected future cash flows uses a discount rate. Hence to calculate the potential investment, the present value estimate is used.

From the above explanation it is clear that option a, c and d are incorrect only option b is correct.

Conclusion

Hence, the correct option is option b.

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