A firm is evaluating two mutually exclusive projects that have unequal lives. The firm must evaluate the projects using the annualized net present value approach and recommend which project they should select.-- Calculate and make decision base on the following. The firm's cost of capital has been determined to be 18 percent, and the projects have the following initial investments and cash flows:

		Project W	Project Y
Initial Investment		40,000	58,000
cash flow	1	20,000	30,000
	2	20,000	35,000
	3	20,000	40,000
	4	20,000
	5	20,000