Quebec Lasers Limited (QLL) is expanding rapidly and has the opportunity to invest in four projects. The

Question:

Quebec Lasers Limited (QLL) is expanding rapidly and has the opportunity to invest in four projects. The forecast cash flows for each project are as follows:

QLL has a cost of capital of 12% and an investment budget for the year of $600,000.
Required:
(a) Calculate the net present value (NPV) to two decimal places and profitability index to three decimal places for each project.
(b) Which investment project(s) should QLL undertake, assuming all projects are divisible?
(c) Which investment project(s) should QLL undertake, assuming all projects are non-divisible?
(d) Which investment project(s) should QLL undertake, assuming all projects are divisible but Projects 3 and 4 are mutually exclusive?

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