Question

Which of the following are present value methods of analyzing capital investment proposals? a. internal rate of return and average rate of return b. average rate of return and net present value c. net present value and internal rate of return d. net present value and cash payback

Answer 1

Answer:

C) Net present value and internal rate of return

Explanation:

Of the methods discussed, cash payback and average rate pf return does not take into account the time value of money. Cash payback and ARR basically only use the cash flows and profits in relevance to the investment.

Net present value as the name suggests, discounts these cash flows and then subtracts the initial outlay costs and Internal rate of return also discounts the project cash flows so that they equal zero. Thus these two are the options that take into account the time value. IRR often is calculated by discounting cash flows at different rates until the NPV = 0.

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