You are asked to evaluate the following two projects for the Norton corporation. Use a discount rate of 13 percent. Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.   Project X (Videotapes of the Weather Report) ($28,000 Investment)   Project Y (Slow-Motion Replays of Commercials) ($48,000 Investment) Year Cash Flow   Year Cash Flow 1 $ 14,000     1 $ 24,000   2   12,000     2   17,000   3   13,000     3   18,000   4   12,600     4   20,000        a. Calculate the profitability index for project X. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)             b. Calculate the profitability index for project Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)       c. Which project would you select based on the profitability index?   multiple choice Project X Project Y

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You are asked to evaluate the following two projects for the Norton corporation. Use a discount rate of 13 percent. Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

 

Project X (Videotapes
of the Weather Report)
($28,000 Investment)
  Project Y (Slow-Motion
Replays of Commercials)
($48,000 Investment)
Year Cash Flow   Year Cash Flow
1 $ 14,000     1 $ 24,000  
2   12,000     2   17,000  
3   13,000     3   18,000  
4   12,600     4   20,000  
 

  
a. Calculate the profitability index for project X. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
 

 

    

  
b. Calculate the profitability index for project Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
 

 


 

c. Which project would you select based on the profitability index?

 

multiple choice

  • Project X
  • Project Y
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