Perit Industries has $125,000 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 $ 125,000   $ 0   Working capital investment required $ 0   $ 125,000   Annual cash inflows $ 23,000   $ 71,000   Salvage value of equipment in six years $ 8,900   $ 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 15%. 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 $125,000 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 $ 125,000   $ 0  
Working capital investment required $ 0   $ 125,000  
Annual cash inflows $ 23,000   $ 71,000  
Salvage value of equipment in six years $ 8,900   $ 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 15%.

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?

1. Net present value project A
2. Net present value project B
3. Which investment alternative (if either) would you
recommend that the company accept?
Transcribed Image Text:1. Net present value project A 2. Net present value project B 3. Which investment alternative (if either) would you recommend that the company accept?
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