Perit Industries has $100,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses of the funds. The alternatives are:     Project A Project B Cost of equipment required $ 100,000 $ 0 Working capital investment required $ 0 $ 100,000 Annual cash inflows $ 21,000 $ 16,000 Salvage value of equipment in six years $ 8,000 $ 0 Life of the project   6 years   6 years     The working capital needed for project B will be released at the end of six years for investment elsewhere. Perit Industries’ discount rate is 14%.   Click here to view Exhibit 7B-1 and Exhibit 7B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.   Required: 1. Compute the net present value of Project A. (Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 2. Compute the net present value of Project B. (Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 3. Which investment alternative (if either) would you recommend that the company accept?

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Perit Industries has $100,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses of the funds. The alternatives are:

 

  Project A Project B
Cost of equipment required $ 100,000 $ 0
Working capital investment required $ 0 $ 100,000
Annual cash inflows $ 21,000 $ 16,000
Salvage value of equipment in six years $ 8,000 $ 0
Life of the project   6 years   6 years
 

 

The working capital needed for project B will be released at the end of six years for investment elsewhere. Perit Industries’ discount rate is 14%.

 

Click here to view Exhibit 7B-1 and Exhibit 7B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

 

Required:

1. Compute the net present value of Project A. (Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

2. Compute the net present value of Project B. (Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

3. Which investment alternative (if either) would you recommend that the company accept?

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