All categories

3 years ago

A disadvantage of using the payback period to compare investment alternatives is that:

Business

1 answer:

Murljashka [212]3 years ago

3 0

Answer: Option a

Explanation: Payback period in capital budgeting comes from a time needed to recover or exceed the break-even point of the funds spent on a project. Moreover, the payback period does not take into account the time value of money.

It is based on the number of years it would take for the funds spent to be recovered. Thus, payback period only evaluates a project on the basis of time period it takes to recover back the investment this results in ignorance of cash flows, which might be huge in amount, that results after the pay back period.

You might be interested in

Due to a recession, expected inflation this year is only 4.25%. However, the inflation rate in Year 2 and thereafter is expected

deff fn [24]

Answer:

Explanation:

Yield on 1 year trasury bond: r1=4.25+3.5 = 7.75%

Now, yield is r3 = 7.75+1.5 = 8.25%

r3=r*+inf

8.25=3.5+inf

inf=4.75%

4.75 = (4.25+i+i)/3

14.25 = 4.25 +2i

2i = 10

i = 5%

Inflation expected after year 1 is 5%

7 0

3 years ago

ABC Co. purchased equipment for $72,000 on January 1, 2017. The equipment is expected to have a five-year life and a residual va

Korvikt [17]

Answer:

Depreciation expense for 2017: $26,400

The book value of the equipment at December 31, 2017: $45,600

Explanation:

Under the straight-line method, useful life is 5 years, so the asset's annual depreciation will be 20% of the Depreciable cost.

Depreciable cost = Total cost of the equipment - Residual value = $72,000 - $6,000 = $66,000

Under the double-declining-balance method the 20% straight line rate is doubled to 40% - multiplied times the Depreciable cost's book value at the beginning of the year.

Depreciation expense for 2017 = 40% x $66,000 = $26,400

Accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2017 = $26,400

Book value of the equipment at December 31, 2017 = Cost of the equipment - Accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2017 = $72,000 - $26,400 = $45,600

6 0

3 years ago

The cost of capital of a company that uses 45 percent debt that has an after-tax cost of debt of 10 percent and 55 percent equit

zimovet [89]

Answer:

12.75 %

Explanation:

Cost of Capital is calculated on a Weighted Average basis. This is because there is a Pooling of Funds when it comes to financing projects. So Cost of Capital is the Return that is Required by providers of Long Term source of finance.

Cost of Capital = E/V × Ke + D/V × Kd

Where,

E/V = Market Weight of Equity

= 0.55

Ke = Cost of Equity

= 15%

D/E = Market Weight of Debt

= 0.45

Kd = Cost of Debt

= 10%

Therefore,

Cost of Capital = 0.55 × 15% + 0.45 × 10%

= 12.75 %

4 0

2 years ago

How is the measure of occupational prestige determined? a. Employers are asked how prestigious they believe their businesses are

Readme [11.4K]

Answer:

The measure of occupational prestige is determined through the process in which a nationwide sample of people is asked to evaluate a series of different jobs.

Explanation:

Occupational prestige is also known as job prestige. It is a way used by sociologists to define the social position or standing of people based on their occupation. Rather than using the personal attributes of individuals, it ranks people according to their profession or occupation. The ranks lie from 0 to 100, with 0 being lowest score and 100 the highest. These ranks are alloted to different professions by conducting nationwide surveys.

7 0

3 years ago

Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 10 points)

san4es73 [151]

Answer:

Option A, Increased mental stress

Explanation:

Increased mental stress is one of the possible effect of identity theft.

It can cause following negative impacts on the mental and physical health of an individual

a) It causes sleep disturbance

b) Physical symptoms such as aches and pains, heart palpitations, sweating and stomach issues arises

c) Post stress disorder

d) Anxiety

Hence, option A is correct

8 0

2 years ago