A Firm Is Evaluating Two Projects That Are Mutually Exclusive

question 43

Multiple Choice

A firm is evaluating two projects that are mutually exclusive with initial investments and cash flows as follows:
$\begin{array}{rr}\text { Project: A }&&\text { Project: B }\\\hline\text { Initial } & \text { End-of-Year } & \text { Initial } & \text { End-of-Year } \\\text { Investment } & \text { Cash Flows } & \text { Investment } & \text { Cash Flows }\\\hline\$40,000&\$20,000&\$90,000&\$40,000\\&20,000 && 40,000 \\&20,000 && 80,000\end{array}$
-The new financial analyst does not like the payback approach (See Figure 12.5) and determines that the firm's required rate of return is 15%. His recommendation would be to

• A) accept project A and reject B.
• B) reject project A and accept B.
• C) accept projects A and B.
• D) reject both.

---

Definitions:

Employee Compensation

The total amount of monetary and non-monetary pay provided to an employee by an employer in return for work performed.

Wage-Rate Compression

A situation where differences in wages or salaries between various roles or levels of experience decrease, leading to diminished pay disparities.

Pay Adjustments

Changes made to an employee's salary to reflect changes in job performance, market rates, or cost of living.

Hierarchy

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.