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Given the discount rate and the future cash flow of each project listed in the following table, use the PI to determine which projects the company should accept.
Cash Flow | Project U | Project V | |
Year 0 | -$2,000,000 | -$2,300,000 | |
Year 1 | $500,000 | $1,150,000 | |
Year 2 | $500,000 | $950,000 | |
Year 3 | $500,000 | $750,000 | |
Year 4 | $500,000 | $550,000 | |
Year 5 | $500,000 | $350,000 | |
Discount rate | 5% | 15% |
What is the PI of project U?
(Round to two decimal places.)
We know that Proftability Index = PV of future cashflow/ Initial Outlay
Project U:
Initial Outlay = 2000000
PV of Future Cashflow = 2164738.34
Proftability Index = 2164738.34 / 2000000
= 1.082
Project V:
Initial Outlay = 2300000
PV of Future Cashflow = 2699949.81
Proftability Index = 2699949.80/ 2300000
= 1.174
As profitability Index of project V is more than Project U, company should accept Project V.