Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861759
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
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Chapter 5, Problem 14QP
Comparing Investment Criteria Wii Brothers, a game manufacturer, has a new idea for an adventure game. It can market the game either as a traditional board game or as an interactive DVD, but not both. Consider the following cash flows of the two mutually exclusive projects for the company. Assume the discount rate for both projects is 10 percent.
| Year | Board Game | DVD |
| 0 | –$950 | –$2.100 |
| 1 | 700 | 1,500 |
| 2 | 550 | 1,050 |
| 3 | 130 | 450 |
- a. Based on the payback period rule, which project should be chosen?
- b. Based on the
NPV , which project should be chosen? - c. Based on the JRR, which project should be chosen?
- d. Based on the incremental
IRR , which project should be chosen?
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Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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