Two potential real estate investments are under review by an investment firm. One is a 75,000 square foot office building in Portland, Oregon with a projected pre-tax leveraged IRR of 18.8% and the other is a 54-unit garden apartment building in Scranton, Pennsylvania with a projected pre-tax leveraged IRR of 14.5%. The investment firm should: a. Carefully weigh the projected returns relative to the potential risks of each investment during the due diligence process to determine whether either investment should be chosen b. Choose the Scranton apartment building with the lower expected IRR because it must be a safer investment c. Choose neither investment because both IRRs seem too good to be true in today’s market d.Choose the Portland industrial building with the higher expected IRR because it will definitely appreciate in value more over time

Two potential real estate investments are under review by an investment firm. One is a 75,000 square foot office building in Portland, Oregon with a projected pre-tax leveraged IRR of 18.8% and the other is a 54-unit garden apartment building in Scranton, Pennsylvania with a projected pre-tax leveraged IRR of 14.5%. The investment firm should: a. Carefully weigh the projected returns relative to the potential risks of each investment during the due diligence process to determine whether either investment should be chosen b. Choose the Scranton apartment building with the lower expected IRR because it must be a safer investment c. Choose neither investment because both IRRs seem too good to be true in today’s market d.Choose the Portland industrial building with the higher expected IRR because it will definitely appreciate in value more over time

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Chapter11: Capital Budgeting Decisions

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