Essentials Of Investments
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Transcribed Image Text:Assume two mutually exclusive projects have the estimated net incremental
after-tax cash flows shown below. The company's required rate of retum is
12%. For each project, compute a) the net present value, b) intemal rate of
return, c) profitability index and d) the payback period. e) State which project
should be chosen and why.
Project
Initial investment
Annual after-tax cash flows
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
A
B
$100,000
$150,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
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