PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Profitability index Look again at projects D and E in Section 5-3. Assume that the projects are mutually exclusive and that the
- a. Calculate the profitability index for each project.
- b. Show how the profitability-index rule can be used to select the superior project.
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