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9 years 6 days ago #5315

Ahmed Amin

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Hello Anil,

There are many techniques used in project selection. one of which is the opportunity cost "This is the cost that we are giving up by choosing some other project". if we have multiple projects to choose from, we will choose the one with lesser opportunity cost.

It is worth mentioning that opportunity cost involves many factors other than just the projects price.
9 years 1 week ago #5313

Anil

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As an extension to this question, can you select a project only with the given opportunity cost ? Ex.

Project A = $1 mil (Should the project with the least opportunity cost (lost) be the best choice ?)
Project B = $2 mil
Project C = $3 mil
Project D = $4 mil

Thanks.
9 years 1 week ago #5302

Steve Sandoval

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Mary,

Typically for a comparison to be useful, you need to compare like to like. In this case, you've got a bit of an "apples vs. oranges" situation -- you have the IRR for one item, and the opportunity cost for the other item. You really can't say unless you know the same metric for both things that you're comparing.
9 years 1 week ago #5296

RAVI

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Mary wrote: Which project would you select: A with IRR of 17% or B with opportunity cost of US $700000.

Ans 1) Project B
Ans 2) Project A
Ans 3) Either A or B
Ans 4) Cannot be determined

What would be the correct answer?

9 years 1 week ago #5277

Cornelius Fichtner

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Hello Mary,

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Thank you!
9 years 1 week ago #5275

Mary

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Which project would you select: A with IRR of 17% or B with opportunity cost of US $700000.

Ans 1) Project B
Ans 2) Project A
Ans 3) Either A or B
Ans 4) Cannot be determined

What would be the correct answer?

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