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You are choosing between two projects. The cash flows for the projects are given in the following table ($ million):
Project |
Year 0 |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
A |
−$51 |
$$25 |
$21 |
$22 |
$16 |
B |
−$98 |
$18 |
$41 |
$52 |
$58 |
a. What are the IRRs of the two projects?
b. If your discount rate is 4.9%, what are the NPVs of the two projects?
c. Why do IRR and NPV rank the two projects differently?
c. Why do IRR and NPV rank the two projects differently? (Select from the drop-down menus.)
NPV and IRR rank the two projects differently because they are measuring different things.
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NPVNPV
IRRIRR
is measuring value creation, while
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NPVNPV
IRRIRR
is measuring return on investment. Because returns do not scale with different levels of investment, the two meas