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Consider the following information: Cash Flows, $ Project C 0 C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 A 6,900 +2,100 +2,100 +3,100 0 B

Consider the following information:

Cash Flows, $
Project C0 C1 C2 C3 C4
A 6,900 +2,100 +2,100 +3,100 0
B 2,200 0 +1,000 +3,900 +4,900
C 6,500 +3,500 +3,500 +4,900 +6,900

a.

What is the payback period on each of the above projects? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Project Payback Period
A year(s)
B year(s)
C year(s)

b.

Given that you wish to use the payback rule with a cutoff period of two years, which projects would you accept?

Project B and Project C
Project A and Project C
Project A and Project B
Project B
Project C
Project A, Project B and Project C
Project A

c.

If you use a cutoff period of three years, which projects would you accept?

Project A, Project B and Project C
Project A and Project C
Project A
Project C
Project A and Project B
Project B and Project C
Project B

d. If the opportunity cost of capital is 8%, which projects have positive NPVs?
Project A, Project B and Project C
Project B and Project C
Project C
Project A and Project C
Project A
Project B
Project A and Project B

e.

If a firm uses a single cutoff period for all projects, it is likely to accept too many short-lived projects. True or false?

True
False

f-1.

If the firm uses the discounted-payback rule, will it accept any negative-NPV projects?

Yes
No

f-2.

Will it turn down positive-NPV projects?

Yes
No

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