Question: Kenner Company is considering two projects. Project A Project B Initial investment $85,000 $24,000 Annual cash flows $20,676 $ 6,011 Life of the project 6
Kenner Company is considering two projects.
| Project A | Project B | |
| Initial investment | $85,000 | $24,000 |
| Annual cash flows | $20,676 | $ 6,011 |
| Life of the project | 6 years | 5 years |
| Depreciation per year | $14,167 | $ 4,800 |
Present value of an Annuity of $1 in Arrears
| Periods | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 14% | ||||||
| 1 | 0.962 | 0.943 | 0.926 | 0.909 | 0.893 | 0.877 | ||||||
| 2 | 1.886 | 1.833 | 1.783 | 1.736 | 1.690 | 1.647 | ||||||
| 3 | 2.775 | 2.673 | 2.577 | 2.487 | 2.402 | 2.322 | ||||||
| 4 | 3.630 | 3.465 | 3.312 | 3.170 | 3.037 | 2.914 | ||||||
| 5 | 4.452 | 4.212 | 3.993 | 3.791 | 3.605 | 3.433 | ||||||
| 6 | 5.242 | 4.917 | 4.623 | 4.355 | 4.111 | 3.889 | ||||||
| 7 | 6.002 | 5.582 | 5.206 | 4.868 | 4.564 | 4.288 | ||||||
| 8 | 6.733 | 6.210 | 5.747 | 5.335 | 4.968 | 4.639 | ||||||
| 9 | 7.435 | 6.802 | 6.247 | 5.759 | 5.328 | 4.946 | ||||||
| 10 | 8.111 | 7.360 | 6.710 | 6.145 | 5.650 | 5.216 | ||||||
Which of the two projects, A or B, is better in terms of internal rate of return?
a.project A with an IRR of 12%
b.project B with an IRR of 14%
c.project B with an IRR of 10%
d.project A with an IRR of 10%
e.both projects have the same IRR
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