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20) (9 points) You are CFO of Woodside, Inc. Over the past 5 years all projects undertaken by the firm had NPVs calculated to be

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20) (9 points) You are CFO of Woodside, Inc. Over the past 5 years all projects undertaken by the firm had NPVs calculated to be positive given the firm's 12% cost of capital. The Return on Assets has been averaging just 6% over this time period. Please provide three possible reasons for the discrepancy in the two rates

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