Your company is considering to choose one of the two projects: Project Gold and Project Diamond. Each project will last 5 years and have no salvage value at the end. The company’s required rate of return for all investment projects is 9%. The cash flows of two projects are provided below.   Gold Diamond                   Cost $485 000 $520 000 Future Cash Flow                      Year 1 105 850 117 050                  Year 2 153 250 162 400                  Year 3 225 650 275 500                  Year 4 245 000 255 000                  Year 5 250 350 260 000 Required: a. Identify which project should your company accept based on Net Present Value method?  b. Identify which project should your company accept based on Discounted Payback Period method if the payback criterion is maximum 2.5 years?

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Your company is considering to choose one of the two projects: Project Gold and Project Diamond. Each project will last 5 years and have no salvage value at the end. The company’s required rate of return for all investment projects is 9%. The cash flows of two projects are provided below.

  Gold Diamond
                  Cost $485 000 $520 000
Future Cash Flow    
                 Year 1 105 850 117 050
                 Year 2 153 250 162 400
                 Year 3

225 650

275 500
                 Year 4 245 000 255 000
                 Year 5 250 350 260 000

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a. Identify which project should your company accept based on Net Present Value method? 

b. Identify which project should your company accept based on Discounted Payback Period method if the payback criterion is maximum 2.5 years?

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