Clarabelles Construction is analyzing its capital expenditure proposals for the purchase of equipment in the coming year. The capital budget is limited to $ 12 comma 000 comma 000 for the year. Lenora Bentley, staff analyst at Clarabelles, is preparing an analysis of the three projects under consideration by Calvin Clarabelles, the company's owner. LOADING... (Click the icon to view the data for the three projects.) Present Value of $1 table LOADING...Present Value of Annuity of $1 table LOADING...Future Value of $1 table LOADING...Future Value of Annuity of $1 table LOADING... Read the requirements LOADING.... Requirement 1. Because the company's cash is limited, Clarabelles thinks the payback method should be used to choose between the capital budgeting projects. a. What are the benefits and limitations of using the payback method to choose between projects? Benefits of the payback method: A. Easy to understand and captures uncertainty about expected cash flows in later years of a project Your answer is correct.B. Indicates whether or not the project will earn the company's minimum required rate of return C. Utilizes the time value of money and computes each project's unique rate of return D. All of the above Limitations of the payback method: A. Fails to incorporate the time value of money and does not consider a project's cash flows after the payback period This is the correct answer.B. Cannot be used when management's required rate of return varies from one period to the next. C. Cannot be used for projects with unequal periodic cash flows Your answer is not correct.D. All of the above b. Calculate the payback period for each of the three projects. Ignore income taxes. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) Project A 2.93 years Project B 2.86 years Project C 1.7 years Using the payback method, which project(s) should Clarabelles choose? Projects B and C Requirement 2. Calculate the NPV for each project. Ignore income taxes. (Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Use parentheses or a minus sign for negative net present values.) The NPV of Project A is $ . Enter any number in the edit fields and then click Check Answer. Project A Project B Project C Projected cash outflow Net initial investment $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $8,000,000 Projected cash inflows Year 1 $2,050,000 $1,100,000 $4,700,000 Year 2 2,050,000 2,300,000 4,700,000 Year 3 2,050,000 700,000 50,000 Year 4 2,050,000 25,000 Required rate of return 8% 8% 8%