You can come across different situations in your life where the concepts from capital budgeting will help you in evaluating the situation and making calculated decisions. Consider the following situation: The following table contains five definitions or concepts. Identify the term that best corresponds to the concept or definition given. Term Concept or Definition A computer-generated probability simulation of the most likely outcome, given a set of probable future events The most likely scenario in a capital budgeting analysis A measure of the project's effect on the firm's earnings variability The risk that is measured by the project's beta coefficient A successful sushi chain in Hong Kong spent $500,000 to conduct a study on whether to open a location in the United States. The study showed that the best place for the company to open its first location would be in Chicago. When conducting its capital budgeting analysis, how should the company account for the cost of the study when estimating the amount of the initial investment that the new store will require? The company should include the cost of the study in the amount of the initial investment. The company should ignore the cost of the study. The company should include half of the cost of the study in the initial investment. A paper manufacturer has built a plant that meets all government-mandated environmental regulations, but the plant still produces an unpleasant odor when it is being operated. Many residents in the area dislike the paper mill because of these unpleasant odors. This is an example of externality