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The hierarchy of Certification Authorities (CAs) in PKI ensures that only the root CA’s public key needs to be trusted for verifying any certificate in the system.

There can be issues associated with using IRR as a means of determining whether to accept or reject a project.  One such issue is the prospect of having multiple IRR’s.  A project will have more than one IRR if, and only if, the:

JJ’s Café is considering a project with an initial cost of $46,800, and cash flows of $8,500, $25,000, $19,000, and −$4,500 for Years 1 to 4, respectively. How many internal rates of return do you expect this project to have?

Shawn’s construction company has asked you to calculate operating cash flow for 2019.  The company had total revenue of $4,116 with selling and administrative expenses of $554.  The cost of goods sold for 2019 was $2,354.  Shawn’s used depreciation expense of $319 and interest expense of $162.  The company paid out $75 in dividends after paying taxes of $186. 

Under many circumstances, conglomerates display negative added value which implies that the conglomerate is pursuing a corporate strategy that destroys value.  When considering why this negative added value exists, the most prominent and likely rationale includes:

You have been asked to analyze a project by calculating the NPV of the project.  This project is expected to produce cash flows of $41,000, $39,000, and $17,000 over the next three years, respectively. After three years, the project will be worthless. What is the net present value of this project if the applicable discount rate is 12.25 percent and the initial cost is $78,500?  (pick the closest answer)

 There are a several techniques used to analyze projects within a firm.  Among the most popular, are NPV, IRR, and Payback.  NPV has increased in popularity over the years.  To determine the net present value of a project, you calculate: 

Sandy’s Sunshine, Inc. is considering a new project.  The project has an initial cash outflow of $13,000 and cash inflows of $2,000 in Year 1, $6,900 in Year 2, and $2,400 in Year 3? The discount rate is 9.5 percent.  What is the NPV of this proposed project?  (select the closest answer)

In our text, there was much discussion about the appropriate discount rate to use when analyzing a project.  The discount rate that makes the net present value of an investment exactly equal to zero is called the: