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Your firm has estimated the following cash flows for two mutually exclusive capital investment projects. The firm's required rate of return is 13%. Use this information for the next 3 questions.
Year Project A Cash Flow Project B Cash
Flow
0 -$100,000 -$100,000
1 28,900 48,000
2 28,900 40,000
3 28,900 40,000
4 28,900
5 28,900
Which of the following statements best describes projects A and B?
a) Project A should be accepted because it has the highest
NPV.
b) Project A should be accepted because it has the highest
EAA.
c) Project B should be accepted because it has the highest
EAA.
d) Both projects should be accepted because they have positive NPVs
and EAAs.
e) Neither project is acceptable.