Integrative: Conflicting Rankings The High-Flying Growth Company (HFGC) has been expanding very rapidly in recent years, making its shareholders rich in the process. The average annual
- a. Calculate the
NPV ,IRR , and PI for both projects. - b. Rank the projects based on their NPVs, IRRs, and Pls.
- c. Do the rankings in part b agree or not? If not, why not?
- d. The firm can afford to undertake only one of these investments, and the CEO favors the product introduction because it offers a higher rate of return (i.e., a higher IRR) than the plant expansion. What do you think the firm should do? Why?
Year | Plant expansion | Product introduction |
0 | –$3,500,000 | –$500,000 |
1 | 1,500,000 | 250,000 |
2 | 2,000,000 | 350,000 |
3 | 2,500,000 | 375,000 |
4 | 2,750,000 | 425,000 |
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