Practice Problems – Chapter 11
(11-5) Reinvestment rate assumption
1.
FI
Answer: a EASY
The NPV method's assumption that cash inflows are reinvested at the cost of capital is generally
more reasonable than the IRR's assumption that cash flows are reinvested at the IRR. This is an
important reason why the NPV method is generally preferred over the IRR method.
a. True
b. False
(11-6) Modified IRR
2.
FI
Answer: a EASY
For a project with one initial cash outflow followed by a series of positive cash inflows, the
modified IRR (MIRR) method involves compounding the cash inflows out to the end of the
project's life, summing those compounded cash flows to form a terminal value (TV), and then
finding the discount rate that causes the PV of the TV to equal the project's cost.
a. True
b. False
(11-3) IRR
3.
CI
Answer: e EASY
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. One defect of the IRR method is that it does not take account of cash flows over a project’s
full life.
b. One defect of the IRR method is that it does not take account of the time value of money.
c. One defect of the IRR method is that it does not take account of the cost of capital.
d. One defect of the IRR method is that it values a dollar received today the same as a dollar
that will not be received until sometime in the future.
e. One defect of the IRR method is that it assumes that the cash flows to be received from a
project can be reinvested at the IRR itself, and that assumption is often not valid.
(Comp.) Ranking methods
4.
CI
Answer: d MEDIUM
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. For a project to have more than one IRR, then both IRRs must be greater than the WACC.
b. If two projects are mutually exclusive, then they are likely to have multiple IRRs.
c. If a project is independent, then it cannot have multiple IRRs.
d. Multiple IRRs can only occur if the signs of the cash flows change more than once.
e. If a project has two IRRs, then the smaller one is the one that is most relevant, and it should
be accepted and relied upon.
(11-5) NPV vs. IRR
6.
Answer: b EASY
Assume a project has normal cash flows. All else equal, which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
a. A project’s IRR increases as the WACC declines.
b. A project’s NPV increases as the WACC declines.
c. A project’s MIRR is unaffected by changes in the WACC.
d. A project’s regular payback increases as the WACC declines.
e. A project’s discounted payback increases as the WACC declines.
(11-4) Multiple IRRs
5.
CI
CI
Answer: e MEDIUM
Suppose a firm relies exclusively on the payback method when making capital budgeting
decisions, and it sets a 4-year payback regardless of economic conditions. Other things held
constant, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
a. It will accept too many short-term projects and reject too many long-term projects (as
judged by the NPV).
b. It will accept too many long-term projects and reject too many short-term projects (as
judged by the NPV).
c. The firm will accept too many projects in all economic states because a 4-year payback is
too low.
d. The firm will accept too few projects in all economic states because a 4-year payback is too
high.
e. If the 4-year payback results in accepting just the right set of projects under average
economic conditions, then this payback will result in too few long-term projects when the
economy is weak.
(Comp.) NPV, IRR, and MIRR
7.
CI
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. If a project with normal cash flows has an IRR greater than the WACC, the project must also
have a positive NPV.
b. If Project A’s IRR exceeds Project B’s, then A must have the higher NPV.
c. A project’s MIRR can never exceed its IRR.
d. If a project with normal cash flows has an IRR less than the WACC, the project must have a
positive NPV.
e. If the NPV is negative, the IRR must also be negative.
(11-2) NPV
8.
Answer: a MEDIUM
CI
Answer: c EASY
Tuttle Enterprises is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC data.
What is the project's NPV? Note that if a project's projected NPV is negative, it should be
rejected.
WACC: 11.00%
Year
Cash flows
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
0
1
2
3
4
-$1,000
$350
$350
$350
$350
$77.49
$81.56
$85.86
$90.15
$94.66
(11-3) IRR
9.
CI
Answer: d EASY
Warr Company is considering a project that has the following cash flow data. What is the
project's IRR? Note that a project's projected IRR can be less than the WACC or negative, in
both cases it will be rejected.
Year
Cash flows
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
14.05%
15.61%
17.34%
19.27%
21.20%
0
1
2
3
4
-$1,050
$400
$400
$400
$400
(11-6) MIRR
CI
Answer: e MEDIUM
10.
Ehrmann Data Systems is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC data.
What is the project's MIRR? Note that a project's projected MIRR can be less than the WACC
(and even negative), in which case it will be rejected.
WACC: 10.00%
Year
Cash flows
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
0
1
2
3
-$1,000
$450
$450
$450
9.32%
10.35%
11.50%
12.78%
14.20%
(11-8) Payback
CI
Answer: e MEDIUM
11.
Stern Associates is considering a project that has the following cash flow data. What is the
project's payback?
Year
Cash flows
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
0
1
2
3
4
5
-$1,100
$300
$310
$320
$330
$340
2.31 years
2.56 years
2.85 years
3.16 years
3.52 years
(11-8) Discounted payback
CI
Answer: b MEDIUM
12.
Fernando Designs is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC data.
What is the project's discounted payback?
WACC: 10.00%
Year
Cash flows
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
1.88 years
2.09 years
2.29 years
2.52 years
2.78 years
0
1
2
3
-$900
$500
$500
$500