-28,800 20,400 Assuming a cost of capital of 14%, which of these projects should be accepted? Under what conditions on the cost of capital should project B be preferred to project A?

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Assume you are evaluating two mutually exclusive projects, the cash flows of which appear below and that your company uses a cost of capital of 13% to evaluate projects such as these.

 

 

Time

Project A Cash Flows

Project B Cash Flows

0

-$46,800

-$63,600

1

-21,600

20,400

2

43,200

20,400

3

43,200

20,400

4

43,200

20,400

5

-28,800

20,400

  1. Assuming a cost of capital of 14%, which of these projects should be accepted?
  2. Under what conditions on the cost of capital should project B be preferred to project A?
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