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CIMA Exam CIMAPRO19-P02-1 Topic 4 Question 92 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's CIMAPRO19-P02-1 exam
Question #: 92
Topic #: 4
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You have just assessed an investment proposal, involving an immediate cash outflow followed by a series of cash inflows over the next 7years, by deducing the NPV and the IRR. You have now discovered that you have

underestimated the discount rate.

Correcting the underestimation will have the following effect, relative to your original deductions:

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Tamar
5 months ago
Yes, that's true. So, the correct answer is C) NPV will increase, IRR will reduce.
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Stefan
5 months ago
Okay, let's see. If the discount rate is underestimated, that means the company's cost of capital is higher than they thought. That's gotta hurt the NPV, but the IRR? Beats me, I'm just trying to survive this exam!
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Mammie
5 months ago
Hmm, let me think about this. If the discount rate goes up, the NPV has to go down, that's a no-brainer. But the IRR? I'm a bit stumped on that one.
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Annamaria
4 months ago
I agree, but I'm not sure about the IRR.
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Terina
4 months ago
If the discount rate goes up, the NPV has to go down.
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Virgilio
5 months ago
Yikes, this one's a real brainteaser! If the discount rate is underestimated, the NPV is gonna take a nosedive, but the IRR? That's anyone's guess!
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Elfrieda
4 months ago
So, correcting the discount rate will actually make the project less attractive in terms of IRR.
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Carma
4 months ago
C) NPV will increase, IRR will reduce
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Reuben
4 months ago
Oh no, that means the project is not as profitable as we initially thought.
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Benton
4 months ago
A) NPV will reduce, IRR will not change
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Adaline
5 months ago
But wouldn't that also reduce the IRR?
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Tamar
5 months ago
I think correcting the underestimation of the discount rate will increase the NPV.
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