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If the net present value of a project is zero, based on a discount rate of 16%, which of the following statements about the project's internal rate of return is correct? Multiple Choice 10 points O It is equal to 16%. Book Print O it is less than 16%. O t is greater than 16%. O It cannot be determined from the information given.2 Jarvey Company is studying a project that would have a ten-year life and would require a $450,000 investment in equipment that has no salvage value. The project would provide net income each year as follows for the life of the project: Sales $500,000 Less cash variable expense 200,000 10 Contribution margin 300,000 points Less fixed expenses Fixed cash expenses $150,000 Depreciation expenses 45,000 195,000 Net income 2Book $105,000 Print The company's required rate of return is 12%. What is the payback period for this project? (Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Multiple Choice O 2.00 years. O 3.00 years. O 4.28 years. O 9.00 years.3 (Appendix 13A) Which of the following would decrease the net present value of a project? Multiple Choice 10 points O A decrease in the income tax rate. eBook Print O A decrease in the initial investment. O An increase in the useful life of the project. O An increase in the discount rate.4 (Appendix 13B) At the Bartholomew Company last year, all sales were for cash and all expenses were paid in cash. The tax rate was 30%. If the after-tax net cash inflow from these operations last year was $10,500, and if the total before-tax and tax-deductible cash expenses were $35,000, what must have been the total before-tax cash sales? 10 Multiple Choice points $45,000. eBook Print O $50,000. O $60,000. O $65,000.5 Why are the net present value and internal rate of return methods of capital budgeting superior to the payback method? Multiple Choice 10 points O Because they are easier to implement. eBook Print O Because they consider the time value of money. O Because they require less input. O Because they reflect the effects of depreciation and income taxes