EXAM
Exam Solution ms
CFI: FMVA Corporate Finance Fundamentals 2026 A+ G
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RADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED
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ANSWERS (D5871) ms
QUESTION 1 ms
Payback Period ms
ANSWER
Measures how long it takes the company to recover the capital invested in a project
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QUESTION 2 ms
Discounted Payback Period ms ms
ANSWER
Same as the payback period, but it accounts for the time value of money. The issue is that it doesn't
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measure what happens after the payback period.
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QUESTION 3 ms
Net Present Value (NPV)
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ANSWER
The value of all future cash flows (positive and negative) over the entire life of an investment disco
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unted to the present. Projects with a positive NPV can add value to the company.
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QUESTION 4 ms
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
The expected compounded annual rate of return that will be earned on a project or investment. If t
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he IRR is greater than the WACC, the project will add value to the company.
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Exam Solution ms
CFI: FMVA Corporate Finance Fundamentals 2026 A+ G
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
RADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED
ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWERS (D5871) ms
QUESTION 1 ms
Payback Period ms
ANSWER
Measures how long it takes the company to recover the capital invested in a project
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 2 ms
Discounted Payback Period ms ms
ANSWER
Same as the payback period, but it accounts for the time value of money. The issue is that it doesn't
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
measure what happens after the payback period.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 3 ms
Net Present Value (NPV)
ms ms ms
ANSWER
The value of all future cash flows (positive and negative) over the entire life of an investment disco
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
unted to the present. Projects with a positive NPV can add value to the company.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 4 ms
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
The expected compounded annual rate of return that will be earned on a project or investment. If t
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
he IRR is greater than the WACC, the project will add value to the company.
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