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Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects: Year Cash Flow (A) Cash Flow (B) 0 –$ 347,000 –$ 49,500 1 48,000 24,300 2 68,000 22,300 3 68,000 19,800 4 443,000 14,900 which ever project you choose, if any, you require a 15 percent return on your investment. a-1 What is the payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Payback period Project A years Project B years a-2 If you apply the payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Project A Project B b-1 What is the discounted payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Discounted payback period Project A years Project B years b-2 If you apply the discounted payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Project A Project B c-1 What is the NPV for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) NPV Project A $ Project B $ c-2 If you apply the NPV criterion, which investment will you choose? Project A Project B d-1 What is the IRR for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) IRR Project A % Project B % d-2 If you apply the IRR criterion, which investment will you choose? Project A Project B e-1 What is the profitability index for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.) Profitability index Project A Project B
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