17. Sun Lees is considering two mutually exclusive projects that have been assigned the same discount rate of 10.5 percent. Project A has an initial cost of $54,500, and should produce cash inflows of $16,400, $28,900, and $31,700 for Years 1 to 3, respectively. Project B has an initial cost of $79,400, and should produce cash inflows of $0, $48,300, and $42,100, for Years 1 to 3, respectively. What is the incremental IRR?

15.40%

11.23%

4.08%

7.83%

13.89%

13. Flos Flowers has a project costing $40,000 and cash flows of $8,500, $15,600, and $22,700 for Years 1 to 3, respectively. Based on the profitability index rule, should the project be accepted if the discount rate is 9.5 percent? Why or why not?

Yes; because the PI is 1.03

Yes; because the PI is .95

Yes; because the PI is negative

No; because the PI is 1.03

No; because the PI is .95

19. Two mutually exclusive projects have 3-year lives and a required rate of return of 10.5 percent. Project A costs $75,000 and has cash flows of $18,500, $42,900, and $28,600 for Years 1 to 3, respectively. Project B costs $72,000 and has cash flows of $22,000, $38,000, and $26,500 for Years 1 to 3, respectively. Using the IRR, which project, or projects, if either, should be accepted?

accept both projects

select either project as there is no significant difference between them

accept Project A and reject Project B.

accept Project B and reject Project A.

reject both projects