Reading 29: Capital Budgeting-LOS b 习题精选 increase, following, budgeting, 2011, class

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Session 8: Corporate Finance
Reading 29: Capital Budgeting

LOS b: Discuss the effects of inflation on capital budgeting analysis.

 

 

Which of the following financial statement effects is most likely associated with an increase in financial leverage?

A) Increased operating expenses.

B) Increased liabilities.

C) Increased revenue.

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A firm utilizes financial leverage by financing its assets through the use of debt.

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Which of the following statements regarding inflation is CORRECT? Inflation:

A) is built into the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and thus the net present value (NPV) is adjusted for expected inflation.

B) causes the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to increase and the present value of the cash flows to increase.

C) is already present in the future cash flows therefore they need no further adjustment.

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Inflation is built into the WACC and thus the NPV is adjusted for expected inflation. An increase in inflation causes the WACC to increase and the present value of the cash flows to decrease.  Future cash flows such as sales revenues should be adjusted upward to reflect the affect of inflation on future prices otherwise the NPV calculation will be biased downward.

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With respect to capital budgeting, expected inflation is incorporated into the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) by:

A) none of these since inflation is not related to the WACC.

B) adjusting expected returns in response to changes in inflation.

C) adjusting the separate component for inflation in the WACC.

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Expected inflation is built into net present value calculations because inflation expectations are impounded in the expected returns used to calculate the WACC.

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With respect to capital budgeting and measuring net present value, to avoid biases from an increase in expected inflation, an analyst should revise:

A) both weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and cash flows up.

B) weighted average cost of capital (WACC) up and cash flows down.

C) weighted average cost of capital (WACC) down and cash flows up.

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Required rates of return on investments generally exceed inflation. An increase in expected inflation will generally increase the required return on equity and debt; therefore, the WACC will rise as inflation rises. To avoid a downward bias on net present value, cash flows should be adjusted up to reflect inflation effects.

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An increase in expected inflation will generally:

A) increase the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).

B) leave weighted average cost of capital (WACC) unchanged.

C) decrease the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).

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Required rates of return on investments generally exceed inflation. An increase in expected inflation will generally increase the required return on equity and debt; therefore, the WACC will rise as inflation rises.

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Norine Benson is studying for the Level I CFA examination and is having difficulty with the broader concepts of capital budgeting. Her study partner, Henri Manz, tests her understanding by asking her to identify which of the following statements is most accurate?

A) An analyst can ignore inflation since price level expectations are built into the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).

B) For mutually exclusive projects, the decision rule is to pick the project that has the highest net present value (NPV).

C) Replacement decisions involve mutually exclusive projects.

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Because replacement decisions involve either keeping the old asset or replacing the old asset, the projects are mutually exclusive.

The decision rule for NPV is to pick the project with the highest positive NPV. Only projects with positive NPV add to the company’s value. If neither project has a positive NPV, neither project should be chosen. Because the WACC is adjusted for inflation, the analyst must adjust project cash flows upward to reflect inflation. If the cash flows are not adjusted for inflation, the NPV will be biased downward. (Reverse the preceding logic for deflation.)

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Financial leverage would NOT be increased if a firm financed its next project with:

A) preferred stock.

B) bonds with embedded call options.

C) common stock.

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Financial leverage is the result of financing assets with fixed income securities such as bonds or preferred stock. Each of these alternatives has a required payment component that increases the risk of the firm beyond that arising solely from business risk.