TRUE, Payback period measures the time period in which the initial investment will be recovered i.e. it focuses on liquidity and risk as cash flows generated later in future have higher risk
FALSE, lost revenues are the opportunity cost and should be included in the analysis
FALSE. IRR is the rate at which NPV = 0
i.e. It Equated PRESENT VALUE OF INFLOWS WITH PRESENT VALUE OF OUTFLOWS
gone advantage of the pay back method for evaluating potential investments is that it prevides information...
CASE 20 Enron: Not Accounting for the Future* INTRODUCTION Once upon a time, there was a gleaming office tower in Houston, Texas. In front of that gleaming tower was a giant "E" slowly revolving, flashing in the hot Texas sun. But in 2001, the Enron Corporation, which once ranked among the top Fortune 500 companies, would collapse under a mountain of debt that had been concealed through a complex scheme of off-balance-sheet partnerships. Forced to declare bankruptcy, the energy firm...
Case: Enron: Questionable Accounting Leads to CollapseIntroductionOnce upon a time, there was a gleaming office tower in Houston, Texas. In front of that gleaming tower was a giant “E,” slowly revolving, flashing in the hot Texas sun. But in 2001, the Enron Corporation, which once ranked among the top Fortune 500 companies, would collapse under a mountain of debt that had been concealed through a complex scheme of off-balance-sheet partnerships. Forced to declare bankruptcy, the energy firm laid off 4,000...