...Quiz 4 Finance 310 Name: __________________________ Date: _____________________ 1. Any changes to a firm's projected future cash flows that are caused by adding a new project are referred to as which one of the following? A. Eroded cash flows B. Deviated projections C. Incremental cash flows D. Directly impacted flows E. Assumed flows 2. Which one of the following principles refers to the assumption that a project will be evaluated based on its incremental cash flows? A. Forecast assumption principle B. Base assumption principle C. Fallacy principle D. Erosion principle E. Stand-alone principle 3. A cost that should be ignored when evaluating a project because that cost has already been incurred and cannot be recouped is referred to as which type of cost? A. Fixed B. Forgotten C. Variable D. Opportunity E. Sunk 4. Which one of the following terms refers to the best option that was foregone when a particular investment is selected? A. Side effect B. Erosion C. Sunk cost D. Opportunity cost E. Marginal cost 5. A pro forma financial statement is a financial statement that: A. expresses all values as a percentage of either total assets or total sales. B. compares actual results to the budgeted amounts. C. compares the performance of a firm to its industry. D. projects future years' operations. E. values all assets based on their current market values 6. Which one of the following terms is most commonly used to describe the cash...
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...* Question 1 0 out of 2 points | | | The interest rate that measures the true interest rate when compounding occurs more frequently than once a year is called the:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | compound rate of interest | Correct Answer: | effective annual rate | | | | | * Question 2 0 out of 2 points | | | The rate of interest actually paid or earned, also called the annual percentage rate (APR), is the ________ interest rate.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | nominal. | Correct Answer: | effective. | | | | | * Question 3 0 out of 2 points | | | When the amount earned on a deposit has become part of the principal at the end of a specified time period the concept is calledAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | future value. | Correct Answer: | compound interest. | | | | | * Question 4 2 out of 2 points | | | The present value of a $20,000 perpetuity at a 7 percent discount rate isAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | $285,714. | Correct Answer: | $285,714. | | | | | * Question 5 0 out of 2 points | | | For a given interest rate, as the length of time until receipt of the funds increases, the present value interest factorAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | increases. | Correct Answer: | decreases. | | | | | * Question 6 2 out of 2 points | | | If $1,000 were invested now at a 12% interest rate compounded annually, what would...
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...Materials and the Environment (L1): 1. In your own words describe what “Sustainability” means. Name one tool that we have used to quantify (measure) sustainability and describe it in few sentences. -Ability to satisfy the basic needs of today without compromising the ability of the future generations to satisfy their needs. (L1 S8) -Characteristics of a process that can be maintained at a certain level indefinitely -Ability to sustain a way of life indefinitely -To only utilize nature’s resources at a rate which they can be replenished naturally -Resources are not limitless Can we grow indefinitely? (L1 S9) -Measured by: cost, time, maintenance, reuse/recycle, resource consumption (L1 S12) -Tool- Life Cycle Assessment (L1 S12) -LCA is to determine the TOTAL cost, energy, consumption, eco-impact, of a structure over its entire life cycle: Material production, transportation, construction, in service(+maintenance), end of life (disposal or reuse) (L1 S13) -Life cycle cost and societal costs are calculated using similar principles. (S13) 2. What does “Resilience” mean in the context of civil infrastructure? Infrastructure’s ability to resist effects of the environment and rebound back to its normal state. (ex. Earthquakes, etc.) 3. By giving an example, explain how a material (e.g., steel panels used in automobiles) impacts the environment and our energy consumption during its service life. Concrete production- during production CO2 is released...
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...Quiz 1 Status | Completed | Score | 100 out of 100 points | Instructions | This quiz is only 5 questions long. Please remember that only 8 quizzes are mandatory( I drop the lowest 4 quizzes for your overall quiz average). | | * Question 1 20 out of 20 points | | | A placebo can always be implemented in an experiment, and given to the control group.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | b. False | Correct Answer: | b. False | Answer Feedback: | While it IS true that when used, a placebo is given to the CONTROL group, it is NOT true that it can ALWAYS be used. If any part of a true/false question is false, the answer is FALSE. There is an example of a experiment in the textbook where a placebo could not have been used. It is on page 7 of Ch. 2. It is talking about "The Portacaval Shunt". Here, we see that a placebo cannot be used, as we cannot trick someone into thinking that they have had surgery performed on them. With surgery, the researcher cannot, for example, give someone something like a sugar pill for a placebo. | | | | | * Question 2 20 out of 20 points | | | In an Observational Study,Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | b. the subjects put themselves into treatment or control | Correct Answer: | b. the subjects put themselves into treatment or control | | | | | * Question 3 20 out of 20 points | | | If the control group is comparable to the treatment group, apart from...
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