Reference no: EM132556447
AZTEC Company is considering two capital investment proposals. Estimates regarding each project are provided below:
Project Candy Project Cracker
Initial investment $400,000 $600,000
Annual net income 30,000 46,000
Net annual cash inflow 110,000 143,000
Estimated useful life 5 years 6 years
Salvage value -0- -0-
The company requires a 10% rate of return on all new investments.
Present Value of an Annuity of 1
Periods 9% 10% 11% 12%
5 3.890 3.791 3.696 3.605
6 4.486 4.355 4.231 4.111
Question 1: What is the Net Present Value of each of the two projects?
Question 2: Evaluating the two projects on the Payback method, which project would you select as the more attractive. Please state your reasons why.