17. Comparing Investment Criteria [LO1,2,3,5,7] Consider the following two mu- tually exclusive projects: Year Cash Flow (A) Cash Flow (B) -$364,000 -$52.000 1 46,000 25,000 2 68,000 22,000 3 68,000 21,500 458.000 17,500 Whichever project you choose, if any, you require a return of 11 percent on your investment. a. If you apply the payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Why? b. If you apply the discounted payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Why? c. If you apply the NPV criterion, which investment will you choose? Why? d. If you apply the IRR criterion, which investment will you choose? Why? e. If you apply the profitability index criterion, which investment will you choose? Why? f. Based on your answers in (a) through (e), which project will you finally choose? Why?