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Crane Industries is expanding its product line and its
production capacity. The costs and expected cash flows of the two
independent projects are given in the following table. The firm
uses a discount rate of 14.08 percent for such projects.
Year | Product Line Expansion | Production Capacity Expansion | ||||
0 | -$2,233,600 | -$9,704,800 | ||||
1 | 478,900 | 2,611,700 | ||||
2 | 980,500 | 2,611,700 | ||||
3 | 980,500 | 2,611,700 | ||||
4 | 980,500 | 3,361,400 | ||||
5 | 980,500 | 3,361,400 |
a. What are the NPVs of the two projects?
(Enter negative amounts using negative sign, e.g.
-45.25. Do not round discount factors. Round other intermediate
calculations and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g.
1,525.)
NPV of product line expansion is | $ | |
NPV of production capacity expansion is | $ |
b. Should both projects be accepted? or either? or neither? Explain your reasoning.
Crane should accept
A. only the production capacity expansion B. both projects C. neither project D. only the product line expansion |