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Matching Key Terms and Concepts to DefinitionsA number of terms and concepts from this cha...

Matching Key Terms and Concepts to Definitions

A number of terms and concepts from this chapter and a list of descriptions, definitions, and explanations follow. For each term listed on the left, choose at least one corresponding item from the right. Note that a single term may have more than one description and a single description may be used more than once or not at all.

1.

Time value of money

a.

Discounting method of capital budgeting.

2.

Profitability index

b.

Estimate of the average annual return on investment that a project will generate.

3.

Payback period

c.

Capital budgeting method that identifies the discount rate that generates a zero net present value.

4.

Net present value method

d.

Decision that requires managers to evaluate potential capital investments to determine they meet a minimum criterion.

5.

Future value

e.

Only capital budgeting method based on accounting income instead of cash flow.

6.

Preference decision

f.

Ratio of the present value of future cash flows divided by the initial investment.

7.

Internal rate of return method

g.

Value of a cash flow that happens today will be worth at some point in the future.

8.

Screening decision

h.

Concept recognizing that cash received today is more valuable than cash received in the future.

9.

Accounting rate of return

i.

Decision that requires a manager to choose from a set of alternatives.

 

 

j.

How long it will take for a particular capital investment to pay for itself.

 

 

k.

Capital budgeting technique that compares the present value of the future cash flows for a project to its original investment.

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