SKIG Ltd, a construction company, is considering the selection of one from two mutually exclusive investments projects, each with an estimated 5-year life. Project Y costs K1, 616,000 and is forecast to generate annual cashflows of K500, 000. Its estimated residual value after five years is K301, 000. Project Z, costing K556, 000 and with a scrap value of K56, 000, should generate annual cashflows of K200, 000. The company operates a straight-line depreciation policy and discounts cashflows at 15%. Calculate the payback, ARR, NPV and IRR for each project and discuss which seems to be the better investment opportunity.

SKIG Ltd, a construction company, is considering the selection of one from two mutually exclusive investments projects, each with an estimated 5-year life. Project Y costs K1, 616,000 and is forecast to generate annual cashflows of K500, 000. Its estimated residual value after five years is K301, 000. Project Z, costing K556, 000 and with a scrap value of K56, 000, should generate annual cashflows of K200, 000. The company operates a straight-line depreciation policy and discounts cashflows at 15%. Calculate the payback, ARR, NPV and IRR for each project and discuss which seems to be the better investment opportunity.

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