Question: Project S requires an initial outlay at t = 0 of $19,000, and its expected cash flows would be $4,500 per year for 5 years.

Project S requires an initial outlay at t = 0 of $19,000, and its expected cash flows would be $4,500 per year for 5 years. Mutually exclusive Project L requires an initial outlay at t = 0 of $44,000, and its expected cash flows would be $13,650 per year for 5 years. If both projects have a WACC of 16%, which project would you recommend?

Select the correct answer.

a. Project S, because the NPVS > NPVL.
b. Neither Project S nor L, because each project's NPV < 0.
c. Project L, because the NPVL > NPVS.
d. Both Projects S and L, because both projects have NPV's > 0.
e. Both Projects S and L, because both projects have IRR's > 0.

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