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- June 5, 2014 at 9:44 am #174122
In your lecture notes, chapter 7 investment appraisal, include DCF-NPV, DCF-IRR, ROCE-ARR and payback period. Chapter 10 investment appraisal under uncertainty, include sensitivity analysis, expected value, simulation and risk adjusted discount rat-CAMP. I’m bit confused, are there any connections between 2 chapters? All numbers in chapter 7 are estimated anyway, so they are not certain too. In exam, if I am asked to discuss and comment the investment appraisals, what things should I included? Thanks.
June 5, 2014 at 10:19 am #174141There is a big connection!!!!
In the exam we treat the numbers as though they are certain, but if you get the chance to mention it in the written part then you should discuss the uncertainty.
For calculations, if the examiner wants you to deal at all with the uncertainty then he will specifically ask you to (and it would almost certainly be sensitivity).
With regard to discussion, best is to watch my lectures on these chapters.
June 5, 2014 at 10:36 am #174145Thanks John.
Do all these methods can be used for investment appraisals?
June 5, 2014 at 2:11 pm #174192Sir, one question..
If an asset having a life of 4 years is bought on the first day of the year, and tax is paid in a year in arrears, then we will consider tax benefits from the years y2-y5.If it has a life of 4 years, is bought on the last day of the year, tax is paid in arrears, then tax benefits accrue from y1-y5
If it has a life of 4 years, is bought on the first day of the year, tax is paid in the same year, then from when to when will the benefit accrue?
If it has a life of 4 years, is bought on the last day of the year, tax is paid in the same year, then from when to when will the benefit accrue?
Please sort this out! Thanks a lot in advance! This has been worrying me! Thanks again!!!!June 5, 2014 at 6:33 pm #174374What you have written is correct.
However almost always we assume that the investment is on the first day of an accounting period (it is usually only in a lease and buy question that the problem arises in the exam).
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