1. The decision tree can become more and more complicated as more alternatives are included.
2. It cannot be used for dependent variables.
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A project has the following cash flows
The projects initial cash outlay is Sh 100,000 with a cost of capital of 12%.
Required:
Determine:
(a) The projects expected monetary...
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A project has the following cash flows
The projects initial cash outlay is Sh 100,000 with a cost of capital of 12%.
Required:
Determine:
(a) The projects expected monetary value (EMV)
(b) The projects NPV
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Outline the factors affecting the projects net present value.
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Outline the factors affecting the projects net present value.
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State the advantages of sensitivity analysis.
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State the advantages of sensitivity analysis.
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Outline the steps followed in use of sensitivity analysis.
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Outline the steps followed in use of sensitivity analysis.
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What is sensitivity analysis?
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What is sensitivity analysis?
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State the demerits of certainty equivalent approach.
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State the demerits of certainty equivalent approach.
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State the merits of certainty equivalent approach.
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State the merits of certainty equivalent approach.
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Assume a project costs Sh 30,000 and yields the following uncertain cashflows:
Compute the NPV of the project
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Assume a project costs Sh 30,000 and yields the following uncertain cash flows:
Year Cash flow
1 12,000
2 14,000
3 10,000
4 6,000
Assume also that the certainty equivalent coefficients have been estimated as follows:
α0 = 1.00
α1 = 0.90
α2 = 0.70
α3 = 0.50
α4 = 0.30
The risk-free discount rate is given as 10%
Required
Compute the NPV of the project
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Outline the methods that can be used to incorporate risk into capital budgeting decisions.
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Outline the methods that can be used to incorporate risk into capital budgeting decisions.
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Study the table below and compute the expected cash flow.
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Study the table below and compute the expected cash flow.
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Outline the possible attitudes towards Risk.
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Outline the possible attitudes towards Risk.
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Define the term risk associated with a project.
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Define the term risk associated with a project.
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Project A has the following cashflows over its useful life of 3 years. The market value (Abandonment
value) has also been given.
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Project A has the following cashflows over its useful life of 3 years. The market value (Abandonment value) has also been given.
Year Cash Abandonment
flow value
Sh`000' Sh`000'
0 (4,800) 4,800
1 2,000 3,000
2 1,875 1,900
3 1,750 0
Required:
Determine when to abandon the project assuming a discount rate of 10%.
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Management is faced with eight projects to invest in. The capital expenditures during the year has been rationed to Sh 500,000 and the projects have...
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Management is faced with eight projects to invest in. The capital expenditures during the year has been rationed to Sh 500,000 and the projects have equal risk and therefore should be discounted at the firm's cost of capital of 10%.
Required:
Determine the optimal investment sets.
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A company is considering two mutually exclusive projects requiring an initial cash outlay of Sh 10,000 each and with a useful life of 5 years....
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A company is considering two mutually exclusive projects requiring an initial cash outlay of Sh 10,000 each and with a useful life of 5 years. The company required rate of return is 10% and the appropriate corporate tax rate is 50%. The projects will be depreciated on a straight line basis. The before depreciation and taxes cash flows expected to be generated by the projects are as follows.
Required:
Calculate for each project
i. The payback period
ii. The average rate of return
iii. The net present value
iv. Profitability index
v. The internal rate of return
Which project should be accepted? Why?
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State and explain the two groups of investment appraisal techniques.
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State and explain the two groups of investment appraisal techniques.
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What are capital budgeting decisions?
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What are capital budgeting decisions?
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Two neighbouring countries have chosen to organize their electricity supply industries in different ways. In
country A, electricity supplies are provided by a nationalized industry. On...
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Two neighbouring countries have chosen to organize their electricity supply industries in different ways. In
country A, electricity supplies are provided by a nationalized industry. On the other hand in country B
electricity supplies are provided by a number of private sector companies.
Required:
(a) Explain how the objectives of the nationalized industry in country A might differ from those of the private sector companies in country B.
(b) Briefly discuss whether investment planning and appraisal techniques are likely to differ in the nationalized industry and private sector companies.
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Explain the forms of informational efficiency.
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Explain the forms of informational efficiency.
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State and explain three types of efficient market hypothesis.
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State and explain three types of efficient market hypothesis.
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