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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

Stephen A. Ross; Randolph W. Westerfield; Bradford D. Jordan

Chapter 11

PROJECT ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:35

Problem 1

What is forecasting risk? In general, would the degree of forecasting risk be greater for a new product or a costcutting proposal? Why?

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01:24

Problem 2

What is the essential difference between sensitivity analysis and scenario analysis?

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00:22

Problem 3

A co-worker claims that looking at all this marginal this and incremental that is just a bunch of nonsense, saying, "Listen, if our average revenue doesn't exceed our average cost, then we will have a negative cash flow, and we will go broke!'How do you respond?

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02:10

Problem 4

Operating Leverage [LO4] At one time at least, many Japanese companies had a "nolayoff'policy (for that matter, so did IBM). What are the implications of such a policy for the degree of operating leverage a company faces?

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01:22

Problem 5

Airlines offer an example of an industry in which the degree of operating leverage is fairly high. Why?

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02:55

Problem 6

As a shareholder of a firm that is contemplating a new project, would you be more concerned with the accounting breakeven point, the cash break-even point, or the financial break-even point? Why?

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02:09

Problem 7

Assume a firm is considering a new project that requires an initial investment and has equal sales and costs over its life. Will the project reach the accounting, cash, or financial break-even point first? Which will it reach next? Last? Will this ordering always apply?

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01:22

Problem 8

How do soft rationing and hard rationing differ? What are the implications if a firm is experiencing soft rationing? Hard rationing?

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02:02

Problem 9

Going all the way back to Chapter 1 , recall that we saw that partnerships and proprietorships can face difficulties when it comes to raising capital. In the context of this chapter, the implication is that small businesses will generally face what problem?

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Problem 10

You are at work when a co-worker excitedly comes to your desk and shows you the scenario analysis that he has just completed for a potential new project. All three scenarios show a positive NPV. He states, "We have to take this project!'What is your initial reaction regarding this new project. Do you believe the results of the scenario analysis?

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