Question

When several alternative investment proposals of the same amount are being considered, the one with the largest net present value is the most desirable. If the alternative proposals involve different amounts of investment, it is useful to prepare a relative ranking of the proposals by using a(n) _____ index.

a. average rate of returnb. consumer price indexc. present value indexd. price-level index

Answer 1

The answer is c. present value index

Step-by-step explanation:

Present value index is the ratio decided by dividing net present value of the project by its require initial net cash outflows.

Once having constraint on selecting investment with positive NPV to be made due to lack of fund, a firm's usually use Present value index for further decision making.

The investment with higher present value index shows that it generates more net cash flow or in other words, more efficient and requires less initial cash outflow, and thus usually be chosen over the other ones with lower present value index.