a) Identify which project should the company accept based on NPV method. (Note: Please round up the result of each calculation of PV to 2 decimal places only for simplification)

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Giant Machinery Ltd is considering to invest in one of the two following Projects to buy a new equipment. Each project will last 5 years and have no salvage value at the end. The company’s required rate of return for all investment projects is 9%. The cash flows of the projects are provided below.

 

Project 1

Project 2

Cost

$175,000

$185,000

Future Cash flow

 

 

Year1

76,000

87,000

Year2

83,000

78,000

Year3

67,000

69,000

Year4

65,000

65,000

Year5

55,000

57,000

 

Required:

  1. a) Identify which project should the company accept based on NPV method. (Note: Please round up the result of each calculation of PV to 2 decimal places only for simplification)
  2. b) Identify which project should the company accept based on simple pay back method if the payback criteria is maximum 2 years. 
  3. c) Which project Giant Machinery should choose if two methods are in conflict.
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