In October 1990, the Boeing Company announced that it was launching a new aircraft model, the 777. The task for students in this case is to evaluate the 777 against a financial standard. The students must estimate a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) with which to evaluate the project IRRs.

In September 1990, the financial controller of the Italian subsidiary of Glaxo must evaluate a financial analysis comparing two marketing strategies for introducing a new antibiotic into the Italian market. The task for the student is to evaluate and correct the discounted cash flow analysis.