【单项选择题】
What is the non-discounted payback period of Project Beta?
What is the discounted payback period of Project Alpha?
What is the difference between a budget and a forecast?
Explain what is meant by the principal budget factor
Explain what is meant by a flexible budget
State two advantages and two disadvantages of a flexible budget.
Explain what is meant by a flexed budget
The management of J Co have heard about the concept of the time value of money.
Required:
(i) Complete the gaps in the following statement: The time value of money means that $1 now is worth (GAP 1) than $1 in the future. The reasons for this are risk, (Gap 2) and potential for earning a return e.g. interest.
(ii) Using a discount rate of 8%, and assuming that the cash flows arise at the end of a year, calculate the discounted payback period.
Using a discount factor of 8%, calculate the net present value of purchasing the new machine.
Are the following statements about investment appraisal true or false?
Statement one: If the cost of capital increased to 10%, the net present value of purchasing the new machine would decrease.
Statement two: The payback method of investment appraisal is a useful method to consider time risk.