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Basic Question 23 of 29

Which of the following statements is false?

A. The NPV rule states that accepting a project with positive NPV will increase shareholders' wealth.
B. The IRR rule states that accepting a project with an IRR higher than the cost of capital will increase shareholders' wealth.
C. Non-conventional cash flows can result in multiple NPVs for a project.

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johntan1979 B is because NPV is ALWAYS positive when IRR > cost of capital
Inaganti6 John don't state the obvious id expect you to talk more about why std. Deviation is not an ideal risk measure
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Learning Outcome Statements

describe the capital allocation process, calculate net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and return on invested capital (ROIC), and contrast their use in capital allocation

CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 2, Module 5.