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Consider the following projects, X and Y where the firm can only choose one. Project X costs $600 and has cash flows of $400 in each of the next 2 years. Project Y also costs $600, and generates cash flows of $500 and $275 for the next 2 years, respectively. Sketch a net present value profile for each of these projects. Which project should the firm choose if the cost of capital is 10 percent? What if the cost of capital is 25 percent? Show all work.


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Discrimination

The ability or practice to distinguish and differentiate between items or conditions, often leading to unfair treatment based on specific characteristics.

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The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms or expectations, often to fit in or be accepted by others.

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