Q. What does Net Present Value (NPV) represent in terms of compensation for time and risks?

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Q. What must the evaluator examine in relation to cost of capital and NPV?

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Q. What is one of the major aspects to keep in mind when preparing an expected cash flow estimate for a project?

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Q. Which accounting data, with historical aspects, is of little use for forecasting cash inflows?

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Q. How are the calculation of expected cash flow and discount rates considered in modern financial risk management?

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Q. What are the two ways to compute the present value of expected inflow in any investment plan?

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Q. Why do firms or investors generally stick to the first approach (compute actual expected cash flow and discount at the appropriate risk-adjusted discount rate)?

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Q. What does the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) express regarding the expected return on any bundle of assets or cash flows?

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Q. What does the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) on a project represent?

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Q. What is the primary advantage of using the IRR as a criterion for project selection and performance evaluation?

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Q. How is the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) calculated?

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Q. What is the purpose of comparing the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) to a hurdle rate?

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Q. What is a limitation of the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) when comparing two or more projects to select the best one?

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Q. What is a drawback of the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) when cash flows are non-conventional?

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Q. What is the purpose of the Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR) technique?

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Q. What does the MIRR calculation involve?

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Q. How is the terminal value (TV) of the Cash inflows expected from the project calculated in the Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR) method?

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Q. How is capital budgeting defined?

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Q. What are the steps involved in the capital budgeting process?

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Q. What principle does the Pay-back Method rely on to determine the worthiness of a project?

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