Whichever project you choose, if any, you require a return of 14 percent on your investment. a-1 What is the payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a-2 If you apply the payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Project A Project B b-1 What is the discounted payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b-2 If you apply the discounted payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Project A Project B c-1 What is the NPV for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c-2 If you apply the NPV criterion, which investment will you choose? Project A Project B d-1 What is the IRR for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) d-2 If you apply the IRR criterion, which investment will you choose? Project A Project B e-1 What is the profitability index for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.) e-2 If you apply the profitability index criterion, which investment will you choose? Project A Project B f. Based on your answers in (a) through (e), which project will you finally choose?
Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects: |
Year | Cash Flow (A) |
Cash Flow (B) |
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0 | –$ | 342,000 | –$ | 50,500 | |||
1 | 53,000 | 24,800 | |||||
2 | 73,000 | 22,800 | |||||
3 | 73,000 | 20,300 | |||||
4 | 448,000 | 15,400 | |||||
Whichever project you choose, if any, you require a return of 14 percent on your investment. |
a-1 |
What is the payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
a-2 | If you apply the payback criterion, which investment will you choose? |
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b-1 |
What is the discounted payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
b-2 | If you apply the discounted payback criterion, which investment will you choose? |
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c-1 |
What is the |
c-2 | If you apply the NPV criterion, which investment will you choose? |
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d-1 |
What is the |
d-2 | If you apply the IRR criterion, which investment will you choose? |
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e-1 |
What is the profitability index for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.) |
e-2 | If you apply the profitability index criterion, which investment will you choose? |
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f. | Based on your answers in (a) through (e), which project will you finally choose? |
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