15. The replacement chain approach - Evaluating projects with unequal lives Evaluating projects with unequal lives Blue Elk Manufacturing is a U.S. firm that wants to expand its business internationally. It is considering potential projects in both Italy and Mexico, and the Italian project is expected to take six years, whereas the Mexican project is expected to take only three years. However, the firm plans to repeat the Mexican project after three years. These projects are mutually exclusive, so Blue Elk Manufacturing's CFO plans to use the replacement chain approach to analyze both projects. The expected cash flows for both projects follow: Project: Italian Year 0: -$1,120,000 Year 1: Year 2: $370,000 $390,000 $420,000 Year 3: Year 4: $330,000 Year 5: $220,000 Year 6: $95,000 Project: Mexican Year 0: Year 1: -$520,000 $275,000 $280,000 Year 2: Year 3: $295,000 If Blue Elk Manufacturing's cost of capital is 9%, what is the NPV of the Italian project? $335,975 $305,432 $290,160 O $320,704 Assuming that the Mexican project's cost and annual cash inflows do not change when the project is repeated in three years and that the cost of capital will remain at 9%, what is the NPV of the Mexican project, using the replacement chain approach? O $346,919 O $416,303 O $398,957 O $381,611