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Problem 16MCQ: Using IRR, a project is rejected if the IRR a. is equal to the required rate of return. b. is less...
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Which of the following is correct? 

• the shorter a projects payback period, the less desirable the project is normally considered to be by this criterion 

• one drawback of the payback criterion is that this method does not take account of cash flows beyond the payback period. 

• if a projects payback is postitive, then the project should be accepted because it must have a positive NPV

• the regular payback ignores cash flows beyond the payback period, but the discounted payback method overcomes this problem

•one drawback of the discounted payback is that this method does not consider the time value of money, while the regular payback overcomes this drawback. 

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