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question 58

Multiple Choice

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The Sisyphean Company is planning on investing in a new project.This will involve the purchase of some new machinery costing $450,000.The Sisyphean Company expects cash inflows from this project as detailed below: The appropriate discount rate for this project is 16%.
-The profitability index for this project is closest to:

• A).44.
• B).26.
• C)0.39.
• D).34.

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