The Butler-Perkins Company (BPC) must decide between two mutually exclusive projects. Each costs $6,750 and has an expected life of 3 years. Annual project cash flows begin 1 year after the initial investment and are subject to the following probability distributions: Project A   Project B Probability Cash Flows   Probability Cash Flows 0.2 $6,500   0.2 $0   0.6 $6,750   0.6 $6,750   0.2 $7,000   0.2 $19,000   BPC has decided to evaluate the riskier project at 12% and the less-risky project at 8%. What is each project's expected annual cash flow? Round your answers to two decimal places. Project A: $   Project B: $   Project B's standard deviation (σB) is $6,157.52 and its coefficient of variation (CVB) is 0.78. What are the values of (σA) and (CVA)? Round your answers to two decimal places. σA = $   CVA =

Compute the payback period statistic for Project X and recommend whether the firm should accept or reject the project with the cash flows shown in the chart if the maximum allowable payback is four years. year 0-(-$1,450) Year 1-$250 Year 2-$380 Year 3-$620 Year 4-$1,000 Year 5-$100

An investment project provides cash inflows of $950 per year for eight years. a. What is the project payback period if the initial cost is $3,450? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the project payback period if the initial cost is $4,500? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. What is the project payback period if the initial cost is $8,600? (Enter 0 if the project never pays back. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

XYZ is evaluating a project that would last for 3 years. The project's cost of capital is 15.60 percent, its NPV is $43,200.00 and the expected cash flows are presented in the table. What is X? Years from today 0 1 2 3 Expected Cash Flow (in $) -55,800 71,000 -15,900 X O An amount less than $43,200.00 or an amount greater than $82,666.00 O An amount equal to or greater than $70,205.00 but less than $82,666.00 O An amount equal to or greater than $60,505.00 but less than $70,205.00 O An amount equal to or greater than $53,257.00 but less than $60,505.00 O An amount equal to or greater than $43,200,00 but less than $53,257.00 M

A project is expected to produce cash inflows of $5,000 for seven years. What is the maximum amount that can be spent on costs to initiate this project and still consider the project as acceptable, given an 11% discount rate? Select one: Oa. $15,884.15 Ob. $23,340.13 Oc. $25,900.63 O d. $23,560.98 Oe. $26,984.02

Company A is considering two investment projects, Project X and Project Y. The initial investments and projected annual cash flows for each project are as follows: Project X: Initial Investment: $10,000 Annual Cash Flows: $2,500 for 5 years Project Y: Initial Investment: $15,000 Annual Cash Flows: $5,750 for 3 years Using the roll-over method, determine which project should be selected. Assume a 6% discount rate. The NPV of the preferred project is??

Two projects, Alpha and Beta, are being considered using the payback method. Each has an initial cost of $100,000. The annual cash flows for each project are listed below. a) What is the pay back period in years for Alpha? (round to two decimal places) b) What is the pay back period in years for Beta? (round to two decimal places) Year Project Alpha Project Beta 1 25,000 15,000 2 25,000 25,000 3 25,000 45,000 4 25,000 30,000 5 25,000 20,000 25,000 15,000

Bluefield Inc. is considering a project that will require an initial investment of $20,000 and is expected to generate future cash flows of $5,000 for years 1 through 3 and $2,500 for years 4 through 6. The project’s payback period is:   A. 6 years B. 5 years C. 4 years D. 67 years

The Square Box is considering two independent projects, both of which have an initial cost of $18,000. The cash inflows of Project A are $3,000, $7,000, and $10,000 over the next three years, respectively. The cash inflows for Project B are $3,000, $7,000, and $15,000 over the next three years, respectively. The required return is 12 percent and the required discounted payback period is 3 years. Based on discounted payback, which project(s), if either, should be accepted? Group of answer choices Project A should be rejected and Project B should be accepted. Both projects should be accepted. Project A should be accepted and Project B should be rejected. Both projects should be rejected. You should be indifferent to accepting either or both projects.

There are two projects under consideration by the Rainbow factory. Each of the projects will require an initial investment of $35,192 and is expected to generate the following cash flows: First Year Second Year Third Year Total Alpha Project $32,000 $22,000 $5,000 $59,000 Beta Project 7,000 23,000 29,047 59,047 A. Calculate the internal rate of return on both projects. Use the IRR spreadsheet function to calculate internal rate of return. Alpha Project % Beta Project % B. Make a recommendation on which one to accept.