Consider the following two projects: cash flows     Project A      Project B c0                     -270                 -2170 c1                      115                    143 c2                      115                   143 c3                     115                   143 c4                     115   a. If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, which of these 2 projects would you accept? b. Suppose that you can choose only one of these two projects. Which would you choose? The discount rate is still 10%. c. Which one would you choose if the cost of capital is 15%? d. What is the payback period for every project? e. Is the project with the shortest payback period also the one with the highest NPV? f. What are the internal rate of return on the two projects? g. Does the IRR rule in this case gives the same answer as NPV? h1. If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, whats is the profitability index for each project? h2. Is the project with the highest profitability index also the one with the highest NPV? h3. Which measure should you use to choose between the two projects?

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Consider the following two projects:

cash flows     Project A      Project B

c0                     -270                 -2170

c1                      115                    143

c2                      115                   143

c3                     115                   143

c4                     115

 

a. If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, which of these 2 projects would you accept?

b. Suppose that you can choose only one of these two projects. Which would you choose? The discount rate is still 10%.

c. Which one would you choose if the cost of capital is 15%?

d. What is the payback period for every project?

e. Is the project with the shortest payback period also the one with the highest NPV?

f. What are the internal rate of return on the two projects?

g. Does the IRR rule in this case gives the same answer as NPV?

h1. If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, whats is the profitability index for each project?

h2. Is the project with the highest profitability index also the one with the highest NPV?

h3. Which measure should you use to choose between the two projects?

 

 

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