Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects: Year Cash Flow (A) Cash Flow (B) 0 $350,000 $50,000
Question:
Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects:
Year | Cash Flow (A) | Cash Flow (B) |
0 | –$350,000 | –$50,000 |
1 | 45,000 | 24,000 |
2 | 65,000 | 22,000 |
3 | 65,000 | 19,500 |
4 | 440,000 | 14,600 |
Whichever project you choose, if any, you require a 15 percent return on your investment.
a. If you apply the payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
b.If you apply the discounted payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
c. If you apply the NPV criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
d. If you apply the IRR criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
e.If you apply the profitability index criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
f. Based on your answers in (a) through (e), which project will you finally choose? Why?
Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0077861759
10th edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe