Economics · Capital Budgeting
A company applies the Net Present Value (NPV) method for all investment appraisals. Assuming the company has no capital rationing constraints, which of the following statements is the most accurate implication of using the NPV method?
- 1The acceptance of a project with a positive NPV is always guaranteed to maximise the company's Return on Investment (ROI).
- 2The NPV method ensures that the acceptance of a project with a positive value will lead to an increase in the wealth of the company's shareholders.✓
- 3A negative NPV suggests that the project's Internal Rate of Return (IRR) must be less than the risk-free rate of return.
- 4The NPV rule only maximises shareholder wealth if the initial investment cost is funded entirely by equity, as it uses the cost of equity as the discount rate.
Correct answer
The NPV method ensures that the acceptance of a project with a positive value will lead to an increase in the wealth of the company's shareholders.
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