In: Finance
Q- 2
You are a financial analyst for the Hittle Company. The director of capital budgeting has asked you to analyze two proposed capital investments, Projects X and Y. Each project has a cost of $10,000, and the cost of capital for each is 12%. The projects’ expected net cash flows are as follows:
| 
 Year  | 
 Project X  | 
 Project Y  | 
| 
 0  | 
 −$ 10,000  | 
 −$10,000  | 
| 
 1  | 
 $ 6,500  | 
 $ 35,00  | 
| 
 2  | 
 $ 3000  | 
 $ 35,00  | 
| 
 3  | 
 $ 3000  | 
 $ 35,00  | 
| 
 4  | 
 $ 1000  | 
 $ 35,00  | 
| 
 Year  | 
 Project X  | 
 Project Y  | 
| 
 0  | 
 −$ 10,000  | 
 −$10,000  | 
| 
 1  | 
 $ 6,500  | 
 $ 35,00  | 
| 
 2  | 
 $ 3000  | 
 $ 35,00  | 
| 
 3  | 
 $ 3000  | 
 $ 35,00  | 
| 
 4  | 
 $ 1000  | 
 $ 35,00  | 
Calculate each project’s payback period, net present value (NPV), and profitability index (PI).