A pharmaceutical company developed four investment plans. The initial investment and the corresponding annual cash flows of the four investment plans for consecutive 5 years are shown in the following Table Q1.  Project Name I II III IV Initial Investment (OMR) 44000 62000 100000 109000 Annual Cash inflow (OMR) 10000 22000 27000 44000 Identify the best project and decide the ranking based on the following profitability methods.  a) Average rate of return.  b) Payback period.  c) Net Present value with discounting rate at 8%  d) Benefit to cost ratio with discounting rate at 11%  e) Internal rate of return for range of suitable discounting rate  only solve d and e please clear with details and conclusion

Findell Corporation is considering two projects, A and B, and it has gathered the following estimates for the projects Project A 5 years $84,480 $64,000 Project B 5 years $57,300 $50,000 Useful life Present value of cash inflows Present value of cash outflows What is the present value index for Project A?

Use the information below to answer Question#40: GIVEN: The XYZ Company is considering the following project with its corresponding financial data. The Company requires a 9% return from its investments. $ 500,000 $ 200,000 $ 225,000 $ 245,000 Initial investment: Expected Cash in-flow Year 1: Expected Cash in-flow Year 2: Expected Cash in-flow Year 3: Present Value Factor of 1 at 9%: n=1: 0.91743 n=2: 0.84168 n=3: 0.77218 40) Choose from one of the following that accurately depicts this decision: A) This investment should not be considered because NPV is a negative $62,048 B) This învestment should be considered because NPV equals positive $62,048 C) This investment should be considered because the IRR for this investment is obviously less than its Required Rate of Return D) B and Care both correct

Connor Corporation is considering two projects (see below). For your analysis, assume these projects are mutually exclusive with a required rate of return of 12%.   project 1 project 2 initial investment $(510,000) $(685,000) cash flow year 1 485,000 610,000 Compute the following for each project:   NPV (net present value) PI (profitability index) IRR (internal rate of return)   Based on your analysis, answer the following questions :   Which is the best choice? Why? Which project should be selected and why? If the projects had the same IRR amounts but different NPV totals, then how would you know which project to select? Explain.