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Transcribed Image Text:Jill Harrington, a manager at Jennings Company, is considering several potential capital investment projects. Data on these projects
follow:
Initial investment
Annual cash inflows
PV of cash inflows
Project X
$40,000
25,000
45,000
Project Y
$20,000
10,000
33,000
Project Z
$50,000
25,400
70,000
Required:
1. Compute the payback period for each project and rank order them based on this criterion.
2. Compute the NPV of each project and rank order them based on this criterion.
3. Compute the profitability index of each project and rank order them based on this criterion.
4. If Jennings has limited funds to invest, which ranking should Jill recommend?
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Project X
Project Y
Project Z
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