easy · Principles of Finance capital-budgeting
A new finance learner is building the concept from first principles.
Two mutually exclusive projects conflict: one has shorter payback, while the other has higher positive NPV. Which criterion best aligns with value creation?
- Always choose the shorter-payback project
- Choose whichever has more accounting entries
- Reject both positive-NPV projects
- Choose the higher-NPV project
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