In: Accounting
Oxford Company has limited funds available for investment and must ration the funds among five competing projects. Selected information on the five projects follows: |
Project | Investment Required |
Net Present Value |
Life of the Project (years) |
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A | $ | 480,000 | $ | 132,969 | 7 | ||||
B | 405,000 | 126,000 | 12 | ||||||
C | 300,000 | 105,105 | 7 | ||||||
D | 525,000 | 114,408 | 3 | ||||||
E | 450,000 | (26,088 | ) | 6 | |||||
The net present values above have been computed using a 10% discount rate. The company wants your assistance in determining which project to accept first, which to accept second, and so on. |
Required: | |
1. | Compute the profitability index for each project. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) |
2. | In order of preference, rank the five projects in terms of (a) net present value, (b) profitability index. |