Estimate the firms decision-making procedures and describe

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Wren Manufacturing is in the process of analyzing its investment decision-making procedures. The two projects evaluated by the firm during the past months were Project 263 and 264. The basis variables surrounding each project analysis, using the IRR decision technique, and the resulting decision actions are summarized in the following table.

Basic Variables	Project 263	Project 264
Cost	$64,000	$58,000
Life	15 years	15 years
IRR	8%	15%
Least-cost financing
Source	Debt	Equity
Cost (after-tax)	7%	16%
Decision
Action	Accept	Reject
Reason	8% IRR > 7% cost	15% IRR < 16% cost

a. Evaluate the firm's decision-making procedures, and explain why the acceptance of Project 263 and rejection of Project 264 may not be in the owner's best interest.

b. If the firm maintains a capital structure containing 40% debt and 60% equity, find its weighted average cost using the data in the table.

c. If the firm had used the weighted average cost calculated in part b, what actions would have been indicated relative to projects 263 and 264.

d. Compare and contrast the firm's actions with your findings in part c. Which decision method seems more appropriate? Explain why.

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