A firm is evaluating two investment proposals. The following data is provided for the two investment alternatives.     Initial cash outflow IRR NPV(@14%) Project 1 $350m 28% $80m Project 2 $  20m 36% $20m         Refer to Exhibit 8-3. If the two projects are mutually exclusive, which project should the firm choose? What is the problem that the firm should be concerned with in making this decision?   Group of answer choices   project 1; project scale project 2; discount rate project 1; discount rate project 2; project scale

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Exhibit 8-3
A firm is evaluating two investment proposals. The following data is provided for the two investment alternatives.

 
 
Initial cash outflow
IRR
NPV(@14%)
Project 1
$350m
28%
$80m
Project 2
$  20m
36%
$20m
       


Refer to Exhibit 8-3. If the two projects are mutually exclusive, which project should the firm choose? What is the problem that the firm should be concerned with in making this decision?
 
Group of answer choices
 
project 1; project scale
project 2; discount rate
project 1; discount rate
project 2; project scale
 
 
 
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