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Which of the following techniques for appraisal of investment proposals are based on time value of money ?

(a) Accounting Rate of Return

(b) Internal Rate of Return

(c) Profitability Index Method

(d) Earnings Per Share

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UGC NET 2015 Paper 1 Question Paper (27-Dec-2015)
The correct answer is

(b) and (c)

Capital budgeting techniques are of two kinds: traditional (non-discounting) methods that ignore the timing of cash flows, and discounted cash flow methods that use the time value of money.

(a) Accounting Rate of Return is based on average accounting profit divided by investment; it does not discount anything, so it ignores the time value of money.

(b) Internal Rate of Return is the discount rate at which the present value of cash inflows equals the present value of outflows, so it is a discounting technique.

(c) Profitability Index is the present value of cash inflows divided by the present value of cash outflows, so it also uses discounting.

(d) Earnings Per Share is an accounting measure of profit per equity share, not a discounting appraisal technique.

So only (b) and (c) rest on the time value of money.

Hence, the answer is (b) and (c).

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