A Company Needs to Spend $15 000 for Each of the Next

question 47

Multiple Choice

A company needs to spend $15 000 for each of the next three years. Net returns beginning in Year 4 are estimated at $2500 per year for ten years. The required rate of return is 9.75% compounded annually. The NPV is?

• A) -$27 521.41
• B) -$27 721.41
• C) -$25 721.41
• D) $25 217.41
• E) $27 521.41

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