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Eddie Corporation is considering the following three investment projects (Ignore income taxes.):
Project C | Project D | Project E | |||||||
Investment required | $ | 64,800 | $ | 73,800 | $ | 153,000 | |||
Present value of cash inflows | $ | 71,928 | $ | 85,608 | $ | 166,770 | |||
Rank the projects according to the profitability index, from most profitable to least profitable.
Multiple Choice
E, C, D
E, D, C
D, C, E
C, E, D
Answer:
(c) D, C, E
Explanation:
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Project D |
Project E |
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Investment required |
$ |
64,800 |
$ |
73,800 |
$ |
153,000 |
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Present value of cash inflows |
$ |
71,928 |
$ |
85,608 |
$ |
166,770 |
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Profitability index = Present value of cash inflows / Investment required |
=$ 71,928/ $ 64,800 |
=$85,608 /73,800 |
= $166,770 /153,000 |
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Profitability index |
= 1.11 |
= 1.16 |
= 1.09 |
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Ranks from most profitable to least profitable |
2 |
1 |
3 |