CCE CCE Financial Analysis & Economic Evaluation

Question 1

What does the Net Present Value (NPV) method measure in engineering economic analysis?

Accepted Answer

The difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows

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The payback period of an investment

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The average annual return on investment

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The ratio of benefits to costs

Question 2

If a project has an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) greater than the Minimum Attractive Rate of Return (MARR), the project is considered:

Accepted Answer

Economically acceptable

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Economically unacceptable

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Break-even

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Too risky to evaluate

Question 3

The Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) method recommends project acceptance when BCR is:

Accepted Answer

Greater than or equal to 1.0

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Less than 0

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Equal to 0

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Less than 1.0

Question 4

Which depreciation method allocates an equal amount of depreciation expense each year over the asset's useful life?

Accepted Answer

Straight-Line

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Double Declining Balance

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Sum-of-Years Digits

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MACRS

Question 5

What is 'salvage value' in the context of engineering economic analysis?

Accepted Answer

The estimated market value of an asset at the end of its useful life

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The original purchase price of an asset

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The annual maintenance cost of an asset

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The replacement cost of an asset after depreciation

Question 6

The 'payback period' method calculates:

Accepted Answer

The time required to recover the initial investment from net cash inflows

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The present value of all future cash flows

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The annual rate of return on an investment

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The ratio of net income to total assets