A company has two independent investment opportunities. The initial capital occurs at the beginning of the first year. The company's required rate of return is 8 percent. The first option (A) requires an initial investment of 1500 million Fts with an expected life of 8 years. At the end of the 8th year company earns a yield of 4588.56 million Fts. The second option (B) requires an initial investment of 1400 million Fts with an expected life of 4 years. At the end of the 4th year company earns a yield of 2903.059 million Fts. The real profitability of the investments is between 5 and 25 percent. Calculate the Profitability Index of the project B! Give the result and choose the unit of the result.

A company has two independent investment opportunities. The initial capital occurs at the beginning of the first year. The company's required rate of return is 8 percent. The first option (A) requires an initial investment of 1500 million Fts with an expected life of 8 years. At the end of the 8th year company earns a yield of 4588.56 million Fts. The second option (B) requires an initial investment of 1400 million Fts with an expected life of 4 years. At the end of the 4th year company earns a yield of 2903.059 million Fts. The real profitability of the investments is between 5 and 25 percent. Calculate the Profitability Index of the project B! Give the result and choose the unit of the result.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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