Question: You have been tasked with evaluating the quantitative aspects of the two (2) mutually exclusive projects that Exclusivity Inc. is considering:- to either Repair

You have been tasked with evaluating the quantitative aspects of the two 

You have been tasked with evaluating the quantitative aspects of the two (2) mutually exclusive projects that Exclusivity Inc. is considering:- to either Repair or Replace an existing machine. The projected cash flows of both projects are as follows: Years 0 1 2 3 4 Project Repair (440,000) 95,000 Year 1 2 3 125,000 175,000 235.000 Replace The company currently assumes a required return of 12%, for simplicity. The following PV factors are provided: (515,000) 100,000 125,000 175,000 225.000 PV Factor (12%) Year 1 2 3 4 0.8929 0.7972 0.7118 0.6355 Required: (a) Evaluate the projects using each of the following criteria, stating which project(s) Exclusivity Inc. should choose under each criteria and why: i. Discounted Payback ii. Net Present Value (b) Compute the Internal Rate of Return for the Repair project only, given that it falls between 12% and 14%. The PV Factors at 14% are provided below. PV Factor (14%) 0.8772 0.7895 0.875 0.5921

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