From a finance perspective, which of the following is the most appropriate goal for corporate management?

Maximizing the market value of the companys shares.

Maximizing the companys market share.

Maximizing the current profits of the company.

Minimizing the companys liabilities.

Maximizing the value of the companys operating assets.

A project's opportunity cost of capital is:

designed to be less than the project's IRR.

designed to be greater than the project's IRR

the return earned by investing in the project.

equal to the average return on all company projects.

the foregone return from investing in the project.

A stocks estimated provides an estimate of the stocks:

unsystematic risk

systematic risk

total risk

As the hurdle rate (i.e., the opportunity cost of capital) is increased, the NPV of a specific project will:

stay the same

increase

decrease

decrease to zero, then remain constant

increase to zero, then remain constant

Which one of the following firms' common stocks is likely to have the lowest beta (i.e., systematic risk)?

Southwest Airlines (airline company)

Anaconda Steel (steel manufacturer)

Fiat Group (automobile manufacturer)

Dominion Power (electric utility)