BATA plc. is considering the following two projects. Only one of which maybe selected.  Each project has a required rate of return of 15% for A and 10% for B with the following  cash flows Year               Project A          Project B 0                   K (200,000)       K (175,000) 1                      68,700              50,000 2                      44,500              60,250 3                      56,500              45,250 4                      35,500              80,250 Required: A. Calculate for each project: Payback period for each of the projects, Net present value for each of the projects and Internal rate of return for each of the projects B. Explain which project you would recommend for acceptance for each of the three methods and overall.  C. Briefly discuss the relative merits of the pay back and net present value methods of evaluation methods mentioned in (a) above

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BATA plc. is considering the following two projects. Only one of which maybe selected. 
Each project has a required rate of return of 15% for A and 10% for B with the following 
cash flows
Year               Project A          Project B
0                   K (200,000)       K (175,000)
1                      68,700              50,000
2                      44,500              60,250
3                      56,500              45,250
4                      35,500              80,250
Required:
A. Calculate for each project:
Payback period for each of the projects, Net present value for each of the projects and Internal rate of return for each of the projects
B. Explain which project you would recommend for acceptance for each of the three methods and overall. 
C. Briefly discuss the relative merits of the pay back and net present value methods of evaluation methods mentioned in (a) above

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