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The following capital expenditure projects have been proposed for management's consideration at Scott, Inc., for the upcoming budget year: Use Table 6-4 and Table 6-5. (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round the PV factors to 4 decimals.)
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| Year(s) | A | B | C | D | E | ||||||||||||||||
| Initial investment | 0 | $ | (57,000 | ) | $ | (64,000 | ) | $ | (128,000 | ) | $ | (128,000 | ) | $ | (265,000 | ) | |||||
| Amount of net cash return | 1 | 12,000 | 0 | 41,000 | 12,800 | 77,000 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 12,000 | 0 | 41,000 | 25,600 | 77,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 12,000 | 25,600 | 41,000 | 38,400 | 42,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 12,000 | 25,600 | 41,000 | 51,200 | 42,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 12,000 | 25,600 | 41,000 | 64,000 | 42,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Per year | 6-10 | 12,000 | 15,400 | 0 | 0 | 42,000 | |||||||||||||||
| NPV (14% discount rate) | $ | 3,225 | $ | ? | $ | ? | $ | ? | $ | 2,688 | |||||||||||
| Present value ratio | 1.06 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||
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 a. Calculate the net present value of projects B, C, and D, using 14% as the cost of capital for Scott, Inc. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.) b. Calculate the present value ratio for projects B, C, D, and E. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)  | 
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Answer
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 Present Value Index  | 
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 Project  | 
 PV of Cash Inflows (A)  | 
 Initial Cash Outflow (B)  | 
 Index (A / B)  | 
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 A  | 
 62,580.00  | 
 57,000.00  | 
 1.10  | 
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 B  | 
 73,179.80  | 
 64,000.00  | 
 1.14  | 
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 C  | 
 140,712.00  | 
 128,000.00  | 
 1.10  | 
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 D  | 
 120,358.40  | 
 128,000.00  | 
 0.94  | 
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 E  | 
 276,640.00  | 
 265,000.00  | 
 1.04  | 
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