1. MRPL is considering two mutually exclusive projects Project A and Project B. Each requires an initial investment of $300,000. MRPL which has a 13% cost of capital, has estimated its Earningsbefore taxes as shown in the following table.

a. Determine the Payback Period (PBP), Net Present Value (NPV) and Profitability Index (PI) of each project, assuming MRPL uses straight line method of depreciation, and the working life of each project is 5 years. Further, the tax rate applicable to MRPL is assumed at 15%.

b. Rank and assess which project MRPL should invest in? Explain why.

Year 1 2 3 4 5 Earnings before taxes (EBT) in $ Project A Project B 75,000 225,000 125,000 175,000 150,000 150,000 200,000 50,000 100,000 50,000 min