Question: Bradley Industries has two separate divisions. Division X has less risk so its projects are assigned a discount rate equal to the firm's WACC minus

Bradley Industries has two separate divisions. Division X has less risk so its projects are assigned a discount rate equal to the firm's WACC minus 0.75 percent. Division Y has more risk and its projects are assigned a rate equal to the firm's WACC plus 1 percent. The company has a debt-equity ratio of 1/3 and a tax rate of 35 percent. The cost of equity is 14.7 percent and the cost of debt is 5.1 percent. Presently, each division is considering a new project. Division Y's project provides 12.3 a percent rate of return and Division X's project provides an 11.64 percent on return. Which project(s), if any, should the company accept? And why? Please explain

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