Question 1 Downtown Plc is in the process of evaluating two alternative projects, which are mutually exclusion. The projects will both required two different manufacturing machines and, both machines will have no residual values at the end of the project. Due to certain restrictions, only one of the two projects can be implemented. The following estimated cash flows over the life of the two projects are provided below:  Cash Flows       Year  Project A  Project B    £(millions)  £’(millions)  0  -600  -650  1  250  200  2  250  200  3  250  300  4  100  250    The company’s cost of capital is 10%.  Calculate the net present value (NPV) of both projects and recommend with reasons which project should be implemented by

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Downtown Plc is in the process of evaluating two alternative projects, which are mutually exclusion. The projects will both required two different manufacturing machines and, both machines will have no residual values at the end of the project. Due to certain restrictions, only one of the two projects can be implemented. The following estimated cash flows over the life of the two projects are provided below:

 Cash Flows      

Year 

Project A 

Project B 

 

£(millions) 

£’(millions) 

-600 

-650 

250 

200 

250 

200 

250 

300 

100 

250 

  The company’s cost of capital is 10%. 

Calculate the net present value (NPV) of both projects and recommend with reasons which project should be implemented by

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