Consider two mutually exclusive projects with the following cash flows:

At a cost of capital of $8\%,$ the correct investment decision is to choose

with the stated reason.

A$.$ Project A because its NPV is positive.

B$.$ Project A because the crossover rate is larger than $8\%$

C$.$ Project B because its IRR is larger.

D$.$ Project B because its NPV is positive

E$.$ Project $B$ because the crossover rate is larger than $8\%.$