Best Co. is evaluating the following mutually exclusive projects for investment (numbers are in $ millions).

Period	Proj. A	Proj. B	Proj. C
0	-10	-15	-20
1	3	3	4
2	3	4	5
3	3	5	6
4	3	6	7
5	3	7	8

All else being equal, as the appropriate discount rate of a project increases, what happens to its NPV?

Group of answer choices

NPV increases

NPV decreases

NPV stays the same

Best Co. is evaluating the following mutually exclusive projects for investment (numbers are in $ millions).

Period	Proj. A	Proj. B	Proj. C
0	-10	-15	-20
1	3	3	4
2	3	4	5
3	3	5	6
4	3	6	7
5	3	7	8

Based on the NPV rule, if the appropriate discount rate is 15% and the projects are NOT mutually exclusive, which project(s) should Best Co. accept?

Group of answer choices

Project A

Project B

Project C

Projects A and B

Projects B and C

All of the projects

Best Co. is evaluating a project that will increase annual sales by $100,000 per year and incremental cash costs by $60,000 per year. The project will require an investment of $125,000 in fixed assets, which can be depreciated on a straight-line to a zero book-value over the 5-year life of the project. The applicable tax rate is 25%. The company expects the fixed asset can be sold at the end of the project (year 5) for $7,500 salvage value.

If the appropriate discount rate for this project is 12% (after tax), what is its NPV?

Group of answer choices

NPV 0

0 < NPV 5,000

5,000 < NPV 10,000

10,000 < NPV