Initial Rate of Investment Return ($) Rate of Return on Incrementul Investment (%) When Compured with Alternative Investment Alternative (%) A 35,000 12 20 36 27 B 45,000 15 12 40 22 C 50,000 13 42 25 D 65,000 20 -5 E 80,000 18 28

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You are evaluating five investment projects. You have already calculated the rate of return for each alternative investment and incremental rate of return for the two alternatives. In calculating the incremental rate of return, a lower-cost investment project is subtracted from the higher cost investment project. All rate of return figures are rounded to the nearest integers. 

 

If all investment alternatives are mutually exclusive and the MARR is 12%,
which alternative should be chosen?
(a) D
(b)E
(c) B
(d) Do nothing

Initial Rate of
Investment Return
($)
Rate of Return
on Incrementul Investment (%)
When Compured with Alternative
Investment
Alternative
(%)
A
35,000
12
20
36
27
B
45,000
15
12
40
22
C
50,000
13
42
25
D
65,000
20
-5
E
80,000
18
28
Transcribed Image Text:Initial Rate of Investment Return ($) Rate of Return on Incrementul Investment (%) When Compured with Alternative Investment Alternative (%) A 35,000 12 20 36 27 B 45,000 15 12 40 22 C 50,000 13 42 25 D 65,000 20 -5 E 80,000 18 28
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