Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects:

Year	Cash Flow (A)	Cash Flow (B)
0	$425,000	$40,000
1	44,000	20,400
2	62,200	13,300
3	79,000	18,600
4	454,000	15,400

The required return on these investments is 10 percent.

Required:
(a)	What is the payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. 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. 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. Enter your answers as a percentage 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. 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?
	(Click to select)Project AProject B

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