Comparing Investment Criteria Mario Brothers, a game manufacturer, has a new idea for an adventure game. It
Question:
Comparing Investment Criteria Mario Brothers, a game manufacturer, has a new idea for an adventure game. It can market the game either as a traditional board game or as an interactive DVD, but not both. Consider the following cash flows of the two mutually exclusive projects for Mario Brothers. Assume the discount rate for Mario Brothers is 10 percent.
Year Board Game DVD 0 −$750 −$1,800 1 600 1,300 2 450 850 3 120 350
a. Based on the payback period rule, which project should be chosen?
b. Based on the NPV, which project should be chosen?
c. Based on the IRR, which project should be chosen?
d. Based on the incremental IRR, which project should be chosen?
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Corporate Finance With Connect Access Card
ISBN: 978-1259672484
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Authors: Stephen Ross ,Randolph Westerfield ,Jeffrey Jaffe