Analyze the pros and cons of identifying the potential intangible benefits of investment proposals. What is the outcome if management fails to consider the intangible benefits in a capital budgeting decision?
Potential intangible benefits should be identified as apart from the number crunching, it can add to the overall perspective of whether to go through with an investment or not. Such intangible benefits such as improving safety standards/product quality/processes etc. may not be captured in numerical terms but are still significant benefits. On the other hand, there is no certainty that intangible benefits would materialise and if an investment were to be undertaken based majorly on them, it could turn out to be a loss.
If management fails to consider intangible benefits in a capital budgeting decisions that it may happen that projects which should have been accepted, are rejected.
Analyze the pros and cons of identifying the potential intangible benefits of investment proposals. What is...
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Before making capital budgeting decisions, finance professionals often generate, review, analyze, select, and implement long-term investment proposals that meet firm-specific criteria and are consistent with the firm’s strategic goals. Companies often use several methods to evaluate the project’s cash flows and each of them has its benefits and disadvantages. Based on your understanding of the capital budgeting evaluation methods, which of the following conclusions about capital budgeting are valid? Check all that apply. For most firms, the reinvestment rate assumption...
Before making capital budgeting decisions, finance professionals often generate, review, analyze, select, and implement long-term investment proposals that meet firm-specific criteria and are consistent with the firm's strategic goals. Companies often use several methods to evaluate the project's cash flows and each of them has its benefits and disadvantages. Based on your understanding of the capital budgeting evaluation methods, which of the following conclusions about capital budgeting are valid? Check all that apply. For most firms, the reinvestment rate assumption...
Jameson Manufacturing is considering two alternative investment proposals with the following details: Proposal A Proposal B Investment, today $550,000 $275,000 Useful life 5 years 4 years Estimated annual net cash inflows $150,000 $90,000 Residual value $50,000 $0 Depreciation method Straight-line Straight-line Discount rate 10% 9% You have been hired as a capital budgeting expert. You are to recommend to the senior management of Jameson the best investment option. What proposal do you recommend? You must support your answer. Jameson has...
2. Perkins Corporation is considering several investment proposals, as shown below: Investment Proposal A $136,000 $170,000 $102,000 $127,500 $ 163,200 $ 255,000 $142,800 $288,000 Investment required Present value of future net cash flows If the project profitability index is used, the ranking of the projects from most to least profitable would be: The management of Osborn Corporation is investigating an investment in equipment that would have a useful life of 5 years. The company uses a discount rate of 12%...
The decision process Before making capital budgeting decisions, finance professionals often generate, review, analyze, select, and implement long-term investment proposals that meet firm-specific criteria and are consistent with the firm's strategic goals. Companies often use several methods to evaluate the project's cash flows and each of them has its benefits and disadvantages. Based on your understanding of the capital budgeting evaluation methods, which of the following conclusions about capital budgeting are valid? Check all that apply. For most firms, the...
The decision process Before making capital budgeting decisions, finance professionals often generate, review, analyze, select, and implement long-term investment proposals that meet firm-specific criteria and are consistent with the firm's strategic goals. Companies often use several methods to evaluate the project's cash flows and each of them has its benefits and disadvantages. Based on your understanding of the capital budgeting evaluation methods, which of the following conclusions about capital budgeting are valid? Check all that apply. For most firms, the...