You are considering the following two mutually exclusive projects. The required rate of return is 14.6 percent for project A and 13.8 percent for project B. Which project should you accept and why?

A. project A; because it has the higher required rate of return

B. project A; because its NPV is about $4,900 more than the NPV of project B

C. project B; because it has the largest total cash inflow

D. project B; because it has the largest cash inflow in year one

E. project B; because it has the lower required return