There are two projects under consideration by the Rainbow factory. Each of the projects will require an initial investment of $35,000 and is expected to generate the following cash flows:   First Year Second Year Third Year Total Alpha Project $32,500   $23,000     $5,500   $61,000 Beta Project 8,000   23,000     28,000   59,000 (Click here to see present value and future value tables) https://openstax.org/books/principles-managerial-accounting/pages/time-value-of-money A. If the discount rate is 12%, compute the NPV of each project. Round your present value factor to three decimal places and final answer to answer to 2 decimal places. Alpha Project...? Beta Project...?

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There are two projects under consideration by the Rainbow factory. Each of the projects will require an initial investment of $35,000 and is expected to generate the following cash flows:

  First Year Second Year Third Year Total
Alpha Project $32,500   $23,000     $5,500   $61,000
Beta Project 8,000   23,000     28,000   59,000

(Click here to see present value and future value tables)

https://openstax.org/books/principles-managerial-accounting/pages/time-value-of-money

A. If the discount rate is 12%, compute the NPV of each project. Round your present value factor to three decimal places and final answer to answer to 2 decimal places.

Alpha Project...?

Beta Project...?

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