Mulroney Corp

question 45

Multiple Choice

Mulroney Corp.is considering two mutually exclusive projects.Both require an initial investment of $10,800 at t = 0.Project X has an expected life of 2 years with after-tax cash inflows of $6,600 and $7,400 at the end of Years 1 and 2,respectively.In addition,Project X can be repeated at the end of Year 2 with no changes in its cash flows.Project Y has an expected life of 4 years with after-tax cash inflows of $4,300 at the end of each of the next 4 years.Each project has a WACC of 8%.Using the replacement chain approach,what is the NPV of the most profitable project? Do not round the intermediate calculations and round the final answer to the nearest whole number.

• A) $3,442
• B) $3,718
• C) $3,408
• D) $3,339
• E) $2,960

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