Consider the Following Two Projects

question 52

Essay

Consider the following two projects:
Net Cash Flow Each Period

a.Calculate the net present value of each of the above projects,assuming a 14 percent discount rate.
b.What is the internal rate of return for each of the above projects?
c.Compare and explain the conflicting rankings of the NPVs and IRRs obtained in parts a and b above.
d.If 14 percent is the required rate of return,and these projects are independent,what decision should be made?
e.If 14 percent is the required rate of return,and the projects are mutually exclusive,what decision should be made?

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Definitions:

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the income of consumers increases, conversely, demand increases when consumer income decreases.

Cross Elasticity

Cross elasticity of demand quantifies how the demand for a good or service is affected by the price change of another related good, reflecting their substitutability or complementarity.

Complements

Goods or services that are used together, where the use of one increases the demand for the other.

Substitutes

Goods or services that can be used in place of each other; as the price of one increases, the demand for the other increases.