What to know
Identify the rule, formula, or decision criterion before reading the answer choices. CFA Level I distractors often use the right vocabulary with the wrong condition.
Capital Allocation: NPV versus IRR is part of CFA Level I Corporate Issuers. Corporate Issuers questions cover capital budgeting, cost of capital, leverage, working capital, governance, and corporate structure. Use this page to review the controlling ideas, then work through 1 question with answer explanations and common traps.
Review the worked explanations before moving into adaptive practice. The app version can mix this topic with due reviews and weak related concepts.
Practice this topicIdentify the rule, formula, or decision criterion before reading the answer choices. CFA Level I distractors often use the right vocabulary with the wrong condition.
Work each item under time pressure, then compare your reasoning with the step-by-step explanation and key takeaway.
Missed questions should become scheduled reviews when the error comes from a concept gap, formula setup, or answer-choice trap.
Capital Allocation: NPV versus IRR
Project A costs 100 and pays 135 in one year. Project B costs 1,000 and pays 1,250 in one year. The cost of capital is 10%, and projects are mutually exclusive. The most appropriate choice is:
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