The management of Winstead Corporation is considering the following three investment projects (Ignore income taxes.): Project Q Project R Project S Investment required $ 57,200 $ 97,200 $ 176,000 Present value of cash inflows $ 62,092 $ 111,792 $ 193,320 The only cash outflows are the initial investments in the projects. Required: Rank the investment projects using the project profitability index.

The management of Winstead Corporation is considering the following three investment projects (Ignore income taxes.): Project Q Project R Project S Investment required $ 57,200 $ 97,200 $ 176,000 Present value of cash inflows $ 62,092 $ 111,792 $ 193,320 The only cash outflows are the initial investments in the projects. Required: Rank the investment projects using the project profitability index.

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Chapter11: Capital Budgeting Decisions

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	Project Q	Project R	Project S
Investment required	$ 57,200	$ 97,200	$ 176,000
Present value of cash inflows	$ 62,092	$ 111,792	$ 193,320

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