True or false: An upside or downside scenario predicts what will happen.
2 Market Changes and Project Value Online Quiz Questions
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The amount actually received per unit after discounts, rebates, refunds, and similar adjustments is the .
A project begins serving a larger share of lower-value customers. Which forecast effect should it consider?
- A
It changes only the number of units sold and cannot affect costs.
- B
It can change average sales and may also affect service or selling costs.
- C
It guarantees that the project can raise its prices.
- D
It affects project value only if total market size changes.
What term describes customers leaving or not renewing, which can reduce recurring revenue?
True or false: A competitor’s exit can support higher prices or sales for a project.
- A
True
- B
False
Which sources of evidence can help assess likely customer demand? Select all that apply.
- A
Customer interviews
- B
Observed purchase and renewal behavior
- C
Sales pipelines
- D
Market data
- E
Carefully designed tests
- F
Extending past sales trends without reassessing assumptions
When a price change alters quantity demanded while other factors are held constant, this is a .
What term measures the percentage change in quantity demanded associated with a percentage change in price?
A project faces elastic demand. If it raises its price, which outcome is possible according to the relationship between elasticity and revenue?
- A
Quantity demanded falls by a smaller percentage, so total revenue always falls.
- B
Quantity demanded does not respond to price, so total revenue stays constant.
- C
Quantity demanded can fall by a larger percentage, lowering total revenue.
- D
Quantity demanded rises by a larger percentage, raising total revenue.
Which items, beyond revenue, can a market change affect and thereby change a project’s operating cash flows? Select all that apply.
- A
Variable costs
- B
Customer-acquisition expenses
- C
Staffing
- D
Capacity needs
- E
Working capital
- F
Investment needed to sustain growth
A project expects to sell 2,000 units at a net price of $30 per unit. A market change cuts the net price by 5% and expected unit sales by 10%. What is the projected revenue? Enter a number of dollars without commas or a currency symbol.
A market change is expected to increase revenue by 10%. What can be concluded about its effect on project value?
- A
Project value must change by exactly the same percentage as revenue.
- B
The value effect depends on factors such as margins, costs, investment, timing, and risk.
- C
Project value is unaffected unless unit sales change.
- D
A revenue increase always increases value by the same amount.
What does discounted-cash-flow analysis account for when valuing expected future cash flows?
- A
It values current revenue while ignoring future cash flows.
- B
It assumes market changes affect sales but never costs or investment.
- C
It values expected future cash flows while accounting for timing and risk.
- D
It converts every revenue change into an equal percentage change in value.
A project expects stronger competition and slower customer adoption. Describe a practical way to assess how these changes could affect project value. Include how to revise the forecast and how to represent uncertainty.
True or false: A downside scenario should be treated as a prediction of what will happen.
- A
True
- B
False
What term means the amount actually received per unit after discounts, rebates, refunds, and similar adjustments?
A product becomes more popular, so customers would want to buy more at a range of prices. Which market change does this illustrate?
- A
A price decrease leads customers to buy more, with other factors unchanged.
- B
Customer preferences change so customers want more at a range of prices.
- C
A temporary discount prompts some customers to purchase earlier.
- D
A change in price alters the quantity demanded, with other factors unchanged.
A project expects its customer mix to shift toward higher-value customers, but those customers may require more service. What should the forecast reflect?
- A
Forecast higher sales only; customer mix cannot affect costs.
- B
Forecast lower sales because a customer mix shift always reduces volume.
- C
Reassess average sales and the costs of serving the new customer mix.
- D
Leave the forecast unchanged unless the total number of customers changes.
A project faces elastic demand. If it raises its price, which outcome is possible according to the relationship between price and quantity demanded?
- A
A price increase can lower revenue because quantity demanded falls by a larger percentage.
- B
A price increase must raise revenue because each unit sells for more.
- C
A price increase leaves revenue unchanged whenever demand is elastic.
- D
Elastic demand means quantity demanded changes less than price.
A well-resourced competitor enters the market. Which forecast adjustment best reflects the possible effects on the project?
- A
A new competitor can affect price but not unit sales.
- B
A new competitor can affect unit sales but not marketing or service costs.
- C
A new competitor changes customer preferences but cannot affect project costs.
- D
A new competitor may reduce sales or sustainable prices and increase marketing or service costs.
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