The Matterhorn Corporation is trying to choose between the following two mutually exclusive design projects:

a. If the required return is 11 percent and the company applies the profitability index decision rule, which project should the firm accept?
b. If the company applies the NPV decision rule, which project should it take?
c. Explain why your answers in parts (a) and (b) are different.

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Year Cash Flow (1)Cash Flow (Il) $78,000 28,300 34,800 43,700 -$28,800 9,600 7,400 15,600