1) XYZ Ltd. has decided to diversity its production and wantsto invest its surplus funds on the most profitable project.It has under consideration only two projects - "A" and "B".The cost of project "A" is Rs. 100 lacs and that of "B" is Rs.10 lacs. Both projects are expected to have a life of 8 yearsonly and at the end of this period "A" will have a salvagevalue of Rs. 4 lacs and "B" Rs. 14 lacs. The running expensesof "A" will be Rs. 35 lacs per year and that of "B" Rs. 20 lacsper year. In either case the company expects a rate ofreturn of 10%. The company's tax rate is 50%. Depreciationis charged on straight line basis. Which project should becompany take up?

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