Which statement about the NPV is true?
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The NPV method was once the favourite of academics and business executives, but today most authorities regard the discounted payback method as being the best indicator of a project’s profitability.
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The NPV and IRR methods may give different recommendations regarding which of two mutually exclusive projects should be accepted, but they always give the same recommendation regarding the acceptability of a normal, independent project.
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A project’s NPV depends on the total net amount of cash flows the project produces, but because the cash flows are discounted at the IRR, it does not matter if the cash flows occur early or late in the project’s life.
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The NPV method is regarded by most academics as being the best indicator of a project’s profitability; hence, most academics recommend that firms use only this one method.