A firm is reviewing a project that has an initial cost of $71,000. The project will produce annual cash inflows, starting with year 1, of $8,000, $13,400, $18,600, $33,100, and finally in year 5, $37,900. What is the profitability index if the discount rate is 11 percent?

A.

0.92

B.

0.98

C.

1.02

D.

1.07

E.

1.12