FINA 395 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Working Capital, Sunk Costs, Real Interest Rate
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Chapter 8: net present value and capital budgeting: yes, the reduction in the sales of the company"s other products, referred to as erosion, and should be treated as an incremental cash flow. These are costs of the new product line. However, if these expenditures have already occurred, they are sunk costs and are not included as incremental cash flows: no, the research and development costs should not be treated as incremental cash flows. The costs of research and development undertaken on the product during the past 3 years are sunk costs and should not be included in the evaluation of the project. Decisions made and costs incurred in the past cannot be changed. They should not affect the decision to accept or reject the project: yes, the annual cca expense should be treated as an incremental cash flow. Cca expense must be taken into account when calculating the cash flows related to a given project.