Practitioners often use the profitability index to identify


1. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) If there is a fixed supply of resource available, you should rank projects by the profitability index, selecting the project with the lowest profitability index first and working your way down the list until the resource is consumed.

B) Practitioners often use the profitability index to identify the optimal combination of projects when there is a fixed supply of resources.

C) If there is a fixed supply of resources available, so that you cannot undertake all possible opportunities, then simply picking the highest NPV opportunity might not lead to the best decision.

D) The profitability index is calculated as the NPV divided by the resources consumed by the project.

2. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) The profitability index measures the value created in terms of NPV per unit of resource consumed.

B) The profitability index is the ratio of value created to resources consumed.

C) The profitability index can can be easily adapted for determining the correct investment decisions when multiple resource constraints exist.

D) The profitability index measures the "bang for your buck."

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