Calculate the NPV for both projects if the discount rate is 10%

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The following are the cash flows of two projects:

 

Year Project A Project B
0 $ (400 ) $ (400 )
1   230     300  
2   230     300  
3   230     300  
4   230        
 

 

a. Calculate the NPV for both projects if the discount rate is 10%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

 

 

 

 

 

b. Suppose that you can choose only one of these projects. Which would you choose?

 

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  • Project B
  • Project A
  • Neither

 

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  Net Present Value (NPV) is one of the method of capital budgeting used for evaluating the projects or investment proposals. It is the difference between present value of cash inflows and present value of cash out flows. FOr mutually exclusive projects the projects with highest NPV is considered profitable and accepted.

 It can be calculated as follows:

NPV= Present value of cash inflow-Present value of cash out flow

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