The Sawyer Company Has $\$ 80,000$ To Invest and Is Considering Two Different Projects

question 127

Multiple Choice

The Sawyer Company has $\$ 80,000$ to invest and is considering two different projects: $\mathrm { X }$ and $\mathrm { Y }$ . The following data are available on the projects:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline & \text { Project X } & \text { Project Y } \\\hline \text { Cost of equipment needed now } & \$ 80,000 & --- \\\hline \text { Working capital requirement } & -- & \$ 80,000 \\\hline \text { Annual cash operating inflows } & \$ 23,000 & \$ 18,000 \\\hline \text { Salvage value in five years } & \$ 6,000 & -- \\\hline\end{array}$
Both projects will have a useful life of five years; at the end of five years, the working capital will be released for use elsewhere. Sawyer's discount rate is $12 \%$ . (Ignore income taxes in this problem.)
- The net present value of project Y is closest to which of the following? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

• A) ($11,708).
• B) $11,708.
• C) $20,066.
• D) $30,280.

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