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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 |
−$52 |
$27 |
$19 |
$22 |
$17 |
B |
−$100 |
$22 |
$41 |
$48 |
$61 |
a. What are the IRRs of the two projects?
b. If your discount rate is 5.4%, what are the NPVs of the two projects?
c. Why do IRR and NPV rank the two projects differently?