The life that maximizes net present value and shareholder wealth is known as...
Physical Life
Economic Life
Engineering Life
Shelf Life
The physical life of an asset is the time till which it stays "physically" present. Even redundant and useless machines are physically present.
Engineering Life is not usually used in the NPV principal.
Shelf life is used for perishable good. Not usually used for NPV principal.
Economic Life of an asset is the time till which it is functional and produces "Economic" Profit, i.e. Cashflows.
Hence: Answer is Economic Life.
The life that maximizes net present value and shareholder wealth is known as... Physical Life Economic...
the ratio of net present value to initial investment is known to be: a. internal rate of return b. probability index c. payback period d. net present value
An investor with unit wealth maximizes the expected value of the utility function U(x)=ax-bx^2/2 and obtains a mean-variance efficient portfolio. A friend of his with wealth W and the same utility function does the same calculation but gets a different portfolio return. However, changing b to b’ does yield the same result. What is the value of b’?
QUESTION 11 If the firm is being operated so as to maximize shareholder wealth, and if our basic assumptions concerning the relationship between risk and return are true, then which of the following should be true? A. If the beta of the asset is greater than the corporate beta prior to the addition of that asset, then the corporate beta after the purchase of the asset will be smaller than the original corporate beta. B. If the beta of an...
1) Using the present value tables above, determine the net
present value of Project A over a four-year life salvage value
assuming a minimum rate of return of 12%. Round answer to two
decimal places.
2) Which Project provides the greatest net present value?
-Project A or Project B
Project A requires an original investment of 551,600. The project will yield cash flows of $14,200 per year for seven years. Project B has a calculated net present value of $2,960...
It
is economic engineering question.
Please calculate using net present analysis. Don’t use excel.
Write clear steps and circle correct answer pleas. Thanks!
Your company needs a new widget injection molder. They are considering two options, as shown in the table below. Initial Cost Annual Benefit Annual O&M Costs Useful Life Option A Option B $8,000 $15,000 $5,500 $7,250 $500 $1,250 2 vears 3 years If the widget molder will be needed for 6 years, and your firm's MARR is...
4) Any increase in the present value of taxes implies A) an increase in lifetime wealth and an increase in the current labor supply. B) an increase in lifetime wealth and a decrease in the current labor supply. C) a decrease in lifetime wealth and an increase in the current labor supply. D) a decrease in lifetime wealth and a decrease in the current labor supply. E) none of the above
opis All of the following are assumptions underlying net present value analysis except: Net present value calculations are computed using the company's cost of capital. All cash flows are known with certainty. O Cas flows can be invested in another option with the same rate of return as the current investment. O Cash flows occur at the beginning of the period. Next → < Previous
Can the net present value method of evaluating projects always identify the ones that will maximize wealth? Why?
Engineering Economic
10% interest rate
The probability mass functions of the initial investment and useful life of a system are given below. The system earns an annual revenue of $2000. Find the mean, variance and standard deviation of the probability distribution of the present worth of the system. Initial investment Value Probability $5000 0.2 $6000 0.3 $7000 0.4 $8000 0.1 Useful life (in years) Value Probability 6 0.3 7 0.6 9 0.1
Part Five APPLY THE CONCEPTS: Net present value and Present value index McCall Industries is looking to invest in Project A or Project B. The data surrounding each project is provided below. McCall's cost of capital is 11%. Project A Project B This project requires an initial investment of $172,500. The project will have a life of 6 years. Annual revenues associated with the project will be $130,000 and expenses associated with the project will be $35,000. This project requires...