Organisation AAA is considering two mutually exclusive equipment for the next financial year. The accountant has provided you with the following information pertaining to the two equipment. Equipment Equipment II Initial cash outlay $200,000 $240,000 Net profit after tax: Year 1 2 3 30,000 50,000 70,000 90,000 95,000 70,000 75,000 80,000 85,000 90,000 4 5 Salvage value 50,000 60,000 Both equipment have useful lives of 5 years. You are to use the straight line depreciation method for the equipment. REQUIRED: a. Identify which of the two projects has a higher Accounting rate of return (ARR). Show all workings. b. Compute the net present value of each project at a discount rate of 12%. (use table below for your workings in calculating the NPV) (10 marks) Year Present Value Discount Net Cash Flows factor at 12% Equipment (PV) Net Cash Flows Equipment II Present Value (PV) - Equipment II Equipment 0-Initial Outlay 1 2 3 4 5