Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9780077861759
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
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Chapter 5, Problem 8QP
Calculating Profitability Index Suppose the following two independent investment opportunities are available to Relax, Inc. The appropriate discount rate is 8.5 percent.
| Year | Project Alpha | Project Beta |
| 0 | -$2,1 00 | -$3,700 |
| 1 | 1,200 | 800 |
| 2 | 1,100 | 2,300 |
| 3 | 900 | 2,900 |
- a. Compute the profitability index for each of the two projects.
- b. Which project(s) should the company accept based on the profitability index rule'?
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Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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