Your Company Is Considering an Investment in One of Two

question 67

Multiple Choice

Your company is considering an investment in one of two mutually exclusive projects.Project one involves a labor intensive production process.Initial outlay for Project 1 is $1,495 with expected after tax cash flows of $500 per year in years 1-5.Project two involves a capital intensive process,requiring an initial outlay of $6,704.After tax cash flows for Project 2 are expected to be $2,000 per year for years 1-5.Your firm's discount rate is 10%.If your company is not subject to capital rationing,which project(s) should you take on?

• A)Project 1
• B)Project 2
• C)Projects 1 and 2
• D)Neither project is acceptable.

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