Question: Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects: Year Cash Flow (A) Cash Flow (B) 0 $ 431,000 $ 43,000 1 41,000 21,000 2 65,000 12,700
Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects:
| Year | Cash Flow (A) | Cash Flow (B) | ||
| 0 | $ | 431,000 | $ | 43,000 |
| 1 | 41,000 | 21,000 | ||
| 2 | 65,000 | 12,700 | ||
| 3 | 82,000 | 21,600 | ||
| 4 | 546,000 | 18,400 | ||
The required return on these investments is 12 percent.
a. What is the payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
| Payback period | ||
| Project A | years | |
| Project B | years | |
b. What is the NPV for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
| Net present value | ||
| Project A | $ | |
| Project B | $ | |
c. What is the IRR for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
| Internal rate of return | ||
| Project A | % | |
| Project B | % | |
d. What is the profitability index for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.)
| Profitability index | ||
| Project A | ||
| Project B | ||
e. Based on your answers in (a) through (d), which project will you finally choose?
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