Contentsl Project Evaluation and Selection:Alternative MethodsPayback Period • Internal Rate of Return •Net Present Value • Profitability Indexl Potential DifficultiesDependency and Mutual Exclusion • RankingProblems • Multiple Internal Rates of Return •Capital Rationing • Single-Point Estimatesl Project Monitoring: Progress Reviews andPost-Completion Auditsl Key Learning Pointsl Appendix A: Multiple Internal Rates ofReturnl Appendix B: Replacement Chain Analysisl Questionsl Self-Correction Problemsl Problemsl Solutions to Self-Correction Problemsl Selected ReferencesObjectivesAfter studying Chapter 13, you should be able to:l Understand the payback period (PBP) methodof project evaluation and selection, including its:(a) calculation; (b) acceptance criterion; (c)advantages and disadvantages; and (d) focus onliquidity rather than profitability.l Understand the three major discounted cashflow (DCF) methods of project evaluation andselection – internal rate of return (IRR), netpresent value (NPV), and profitability index (PI).l Explain the calculation, acceptance criterion,and advantages (over the PBP method) for eachof the three major DCF methods.l Define, construct, and interpret a graph calledan “NPV profile.”l Understand why ranking project proposals onthe basis of the IRR, NPV, and PI methods“may” lead to conflicts in rankings.l Describe the situations where ranking projectsmay be necessary and justify when to use eitherIRR, NPV, or PI rankings.l Understand how “sensitivity analysis” allowsus to challenge the single-point input estimatesused in traditional capital budgeting analysis.l Explain the role and process of project monitoring,including “progress reviews” and “postcompletionaudits.”
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