Suppose you are the financial manager of a firm considering the following five projects. Show formulas and work, without the use of excel or a financial calculator.   Project A Project B Project C Project D Project E Initial Investment -$10,000 -$15,000 -$14,000 -$6,000 -$1,500 Year 1 $5,000 $5,000 $6,000 $4,000 $1,000 Year 2 $4,000 $5,000 $4,000 $2,000 $250 Year 3 $2,000 $5,000 $3,500 $2,000 $100 Year 4 $1,000 $5,000 $2,500 $2,000 $100 Year 5   $5,000 $2,000   $100 Year 6      $2,000   $100 Calculate the Payback Period for each project.

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Suppose you are the financial manager of a firm considering the following five projects. Show formulas and work, without the use of excel or a financial calculator.

 

Project A

Project B

Project C

Project D

Project E

Initial Investment

-$10,000

-$15,000

-$14,000

-$6,000

-$1,500

Year 1

$5,000

$5,000

$6,000

$4,000

$1,000

Year 2

$4,000

$5,000

$4,000

$2,000

$250

Year 3

$2,000

$5,000

$3,500

$2,000

$100

Year 4

$1,000

$5,000

$2,500

$2,000

$100

Year 5

 

$5,000

$2,000

 

$100

Year 6

 

 

 $2,000

 

$100

  1. Calculate the Payback Period for each project.
  2. Calculate the NPV for each project, assuming a discount rate of 11%. 
  3. Calculate the IRR for each project.
  4. Which projects should the firm implement based on your analysis If the projects are mutually exclusive? What if they are independent? Write an email to your CFO explaining your rationale proving the choices based on the considerations of shareholder value. Assume there is no capital constraint and any desired projects can be funded.
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