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Financial CMA Exam
Certified Management Accountant (Page 42 )

Updated On: 30-Jan-2026
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Sensitivity analysis is used in capital budgeting to

  1. Estimate a project's internal rate of return.
  2. Determine the amount that a variable can change without generating unacceptable results.
  3. Simulate probabilistic customer reactions to a new product.
  4. Identify the required market share to make a new product viable and produce acceptable results.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

After a problem has been formulated into any mathematical model, it may be subjected to sensitivity analysis, which is a trial-and-error method used to determine the sensitivity of the estimates used. For example, forecasts of many calculated NPVs under various assumptions may be compared to determine how sensitive the NPV is to changing conditions. Changing the assumptions about a certain variable or group of variables may drastically alter the NPV, suggesting that the risk of the investment may be excessive.



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When determining net present value in an inflationary environment, adjustments should be made to

  1. Increase the discount rate, only.
  2. Increase the estimated cash inflows and increase the discount rate.
  3. Increase the estimated cash inflows but not the discount rate.
  4. Decrease the estimated cash inflows and increase the discount rate.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

In an inflationary environment, nominal future cash flows should increase to reflect the decrease in the value of the unit of measure. Also, the investor should increase the discount rate to reflect the increased inflation premium arising from the additional uncertainty. Lenders will require a higher interest rate in an inflationary environment.



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A company is evaluating the possible introduction of a new version of an existing product that will have a 2-year life cycle. At the end of 2 years, this version will be obsolete, with no additional cash flows or salvage value. The initial and sole outlay for the modified product is $6 million, and the company's desired rate of return is 10%. Following are the potential cash flows (assumed to occur at the end of each year) and their probabilities if the product is marketed:


The following interest factors for the present value of $1 at 10% are relevant:
Period 1 .909
2 .826
The project's net present value is

  1. $878,050
  2. $3,242,050
  3. $3,636,000
  4. $6,000,000

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The expected value of the cash flows at the end of Year 1 is $4 million [(.3 x $2 million)+ (.4x $4 million) + (.3 x $6 million)], and the present value of this amount is $3,636,000 (.909 x $4 million). The expected I value of the cash flows at the end of Year 2 is $3,925,000 [(.3 x .5 x $0) + (.3 x .5 x $4 million) + (.4x .25 x $6.4 million) + (.4x .75 x $3.2 million) + (.3 x Ax $6.875 million) + (.3 x .6 x $5 million)], and the present value of this amount is $3,242,050 (.826 x $3,925,000). Hence, the NPV is $878,050 [($3,636,000 + $3,242,050) -- $6 million initial outlay].



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The internal rate of return for a project can be determined

  1. If the internal rate of return is greater than the firm's cost of capital.
  2. Only if the project cash flows are constant.
  3. By finding the discount rate that yields a net present value of zero for the project.
  4. By subtracting the firm's cost of capital from the project's profitability index.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The IRR is a capital budgeting technique that calculates the interest rate that yields a net present value equal to $0. It is the interest rate that will discount the future cash flows to an amount equal to the initial cost of the project. Thus, the higher the PR, the more favorable the ranking of the project.



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When using the net present value method for capital budgeting analysis1 the required rate of return is called all of the following except the

  1. Risk-free rate.
  2. Cost of capital.
  3. Discount rate.
  4. Cutoff rate.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The rate used to discount future cash flows is sometimes called the cost of capital, the discount rate, the cutoff rate, or the hurdle rate. A risk1ree rate is the rate available on risk-free investments such as government bonds. The risk-free rate is not equivalent to the cost of capital because the latter must incorporate a risk premium.



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