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You are considering two independent projects with the following cash flows. The required return for both projects is 10%. Given this information, which one of the following is correct?
Year Project A Project B
0 -$950,000 -$125,000
1 $330,000 $ 55,000
2 $400,000 $ 50,000
3 $450,000 $ 50,000
A. You should accept project B since it has the higher IRR and reject project A because you cannot accept both projects.
B. You should accept project A because it has the lower NPV and reject project B
C. You should accept project A because it has the higher NPV and you cannot accept both projects
D. You should accept project B because it has the higher IRR and reject project A.
E. You should accept both projects if the funds are available to do so since both NPV’s are >0.
rate | 10.0000% | 10% | |
Cash flows | Year | Discounted CF= cash flows/(1+rate)^year | Cumulative cash flow |
(950,000.00) | 0 | (950,000.00) | (950,000.00) |
330,000.000 | 1 | 300,000.00 | (650,000.00) |
400,000.000 | 2 | 330,578.51 | (319,421.49) |
450,000.000 | 3 | 338,091.66 | 18,670.17 |
NPV of A = 18,670
rate | 10.0000% | ||
Cash flows | Year | Discounted CF= cash flows/(1+rate)^year | Cumulative cash flow |
(125,000.00) | 0 | (125,000.00) | (125,000.00) |
55,000.000 | 1 | 50,000.00 | (75,000.00) |
50,000.000 | 2 | 41,322.31 | (33,677.69) |
50,000.000 | 3 | 37,565.74 | 3,888.05 |
NPV of B = 3,888
E. You should accept both projects if the funds are available to do so since both NPV’s are >0.