The working capital needed for project b will be released

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Perit Industries has $100,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses of the funds. The alternatives are:

Project A Project B
Cost of equipment required $100,000 $0
Working capital investment required $0 $100,000
Annual cash inflows $21,000 $16,000
Salvage value of equipment in six years $8,000 $0
Life of the project 6 years 6 years

The working capital needed for project B will be released at the end of six years for investment elsewhere. Perit Industries' discount rate is 14%. (Ignore income taxes.)

To determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables, click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2. Alternatively, if you calculate the discount factor(s) using a formula, round to three (3) decimal places before using the factor in the problem.

Calculate net present value for each project.

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