Question: The following information about two mutually exclusive projects M and N are relevant for requirements (a) to (c) only. Cap-B Company is considering investing in

The following information about two mutually exclusive projects M and N are relevant for requirements (a) to (c) only. Cap-B Company is considering investing in project-M, which will require an outlay of $450 million. The project will have a four-year life and at the end of that time, the equipment will be scrapped.

The project is expected to generate the following annual cash flows:

Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4
Cash inflows $430m $330m $350m $290m
Cash outflows $220m $150m $170m $155m

The company has a required rate of return of 10.94%. The company normally has two-year payback criteria.

The alternative project-N offers the following net cash flows:

Year-0 ($450m); Year-1 $126m; Year-2 $158m; Year-3 $221m and Year-4 $252m.

(a) Calculate the (i) NPV, (ii) IRR, (iii) PVI, (iv) Payback period, (v) Discounted payback period for projects M and N.

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