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Econ 443:Project Planning And Evaluation Question Paper

Econ 443:Project Planning And Evaluation

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Botany

Institution: Egerton University question papers

Exam Year:2016

1.)Distinguish between the following concepts:
a)Required rate of return and internal rate of return
b)Independent projects and mutually exclusive projects
c)Commercial Cost Benefit Analysis and Social Cost Benefit Analysis.
d)Risk premium and certainty equivalent
e)Conventional cash flows and non conventional cash flows.
2.)Give 3 advantages of the following appraisal methods
a)The payback and discounted payback period
b)The average rate of return and the net average rate of return.
3.)Differentiate between risk and uncertainty.
4.)With the aid of a graph,discuss 3 basic risk attitudes/preferences.
5.)Oranjo construction company is considering which of the 3 mutually exclusive projects to undertake,project D,E & F.The projected profits and the scenarios are presented below.
D E F
|100 80 60 |
| 90 120 85 |
| (20) 10 85 |

Where rows are the scenarios and columns are the projected profits.Which alternative should be selected using the following
a)Maxmin decision rule
b)Maxmax decision rule
c)Minmax regret rule

6.)Differentiate between the following terms:
a)Pure strategy and mixed strategy
b)Zero sum game and constant sum game
7.)Explain the problems faced when undertaking social and economic cost benefit analysis
8.)State and explain the main sources of conflicts and show how you can solve or manage conflicts in a project.
9.)Discuss the problems faced when using world prices as a numeraire.

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