Harriman Enterprises has three possible projects. Each project requires the same initial investment of $1,000,000. Harriman€™s chief financial officer has prepared the following cash flow projections for each project:

Jim Harriman, the company€™s president, is unsure of which project to pursue. Each holds promise for the company, but he is confused about what to do because each project generates the same amount of cash flow over the four-year period.

Required
Ignoring taxes, compute the net present value of each project at a 15 percent cost of capital. Which project should be chosen?Why?

Project X $1,250,000 ,250,000 ,250,000 ,250,000 Year Project Y Project Z $500,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 $0 4 5,000,000 500,000