MakeltRain. is in the business of producing rain upon request. They must decide between two investment...

  

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MakeltRain. is in the business of producing rain upon request. They must decide between two investment projects: a new airplane for seeding rain clouds or a new weather control machine built by Dr. N. The discount rate for the new airplane is 10 percent, while the discount rate for the weather machine is 36.1 percent (it happens to have higher market risk). Based on the cashflows below, which investment should the company select and why? (Assume a 0 percent inflation rate and that projected costs do not change over time.) Year 0 1 2 3 Airplane -900 500 600 Weather Machine -900 550 600 685 MakeltRain. is in the business of producing rain upon request. They must decide between two investment projects: a new airplane for seeding rain clouds or a new weather control machine built by Dr. N. The discount rate for the new airplane is 10 percent, while the discount rate for the weather machine is 36.1 percent (it happens to have higher market risk). Based on the cashflows below, which investment should the company select and why? (Assume a 0 percent inflation rate and that projected costs do not change over time.) Year 0 1 2 3 Airplane -900 500 600 Weather Machine -900 550 600 685

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