Assume a company is going to make an investment of $300,000 in a machine and the following are the cash flows that two different products would bring in years one through four. The company's required rate of return is 12%. What is the NPV for Option A?  What is the NPV for Option B?  What is the IRR for Option A?  What is the IRR for Option B?  PLEASE NOTE #1: The dollar amounts will be with "$" and commas as needed and rounded to two decimal places (i.e. $12,345.67). Round your IRR answers, in percentage format, to two decimal places (i.e. 12.34%).  Given the above answers, which project should the company invest in? Project  . PLEASE NOTE #2: Your answer is either "A" or "B" - capital letter, no quotes.

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Assume a company is going to make an investment of $300,000 in a machine and the following are the cash flows that two different products would bring in years one through four. The company's required rate of return is 12%.

  • What is the NPV for Option A? 
  • What is the NPV for Option B? 
  • What is the IRR for Option A? 
  • What is the IRR for Option B? 

PLEASE NOTE #1: The dollar amounts will be with "$" and commas as needed and rounded to two decimal places (i.e. $12,345.67). Round your IRR answers, in percentage format, to two decimal places (i.e. 12.34%). 

  • Given the above answers, which project should the company invest in? Project  .

PLEASE NOTE #2: Your answer is either "A" or "B" - capital letter, no quotes.

 
Option A,
Product A
Option B,
Product B
$190,000
190,000
60,000
20,000
$150,000
180,000
60,000
70,000
Transcribed Image Text:Option A, Product A Option B, Product B $190,000 190,000 60,000 20,000 $150,000 180,000 60,000 70,000
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