formation on four investment proposals is given below: Investment required Present value of cash inflows Net present value. Life of the project Required: A $ (280,000) 393,900 $ 113,900 5 years Investment B $ (140,000) 192,800 $52,800 7 years

nformation on four investment proposals is given below: Investment Proposal A B C D Investment required $ (900,000) $ (170,000) $ (90,000) $ (1,430,000) Present value of cash inflows 1,263,600 233,400 136,500 1,908,300 Net present value $ 363,600 $ 63,400 $ 46,500 $ 478,300 Life of the project 5 years 7 years 6 years 6 years Required: 1. Compute the profitability index for each investment proposal. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 2. Rank the proposals in terms of preference.

The management of Riker Inc. is exploring five different investment opportunities. Information on the five projects under study follow Project Number Investment required Present value of cash inflows at a 10% discount rate Net present value Life of the project Project 1 2 3 4 5 Profitability Index 1 2 3 $(390,000) $(330,000) $(350,000) 478,490 396,950 $ 88,490 $ 66,950 6 years 3 years First preference Second preference 433,190 $ (83,190) 5 years The company's required rate of return is 10%; thus, a 10% discount rate has been used in the preceding present value computations. Limited funds are available for investment, and so the company cannot accept all of the available projects. Third preference Fourth preference Fifth preference 4 $(330,000) Required: 1. Compute the profitability Index for each investment project. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 300, 100 $ 29,900 12 years 5 $(480,000) 562,860 $82,860 6 years 2. Rank the five projects according to preference, in terms of (a)…

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