Dwight Donovan, the president of Finch Enterprises, is considering two investment opportunities. Because of limited resources, he will be able to invest in only one of them. Project A Is to purchase a machine that will enable factory automation; the machine is expected to have a useful life of three years and no salvage value. Project 8 supports a training program that will improve the skills of employees operating the current equipment. Initial cash expenditures for Project A are $109,000 and for Project B are $36,000. The annual expected cash inflows are $43,061 for Project A and $14,989 for Project B. Both investments are expected to provide cash flow benefits for the next three years. Finch Enterprises' cost of capital Is 8 percent. (PV of $1 and PVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Required a. Compute the net present value of each project. Which project should be adopted based on the net present value approach? b. Compute the approximate internal rate of return of each project. Which one should be adopted based on the internal rate of return approach? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Compute the net present value of each project. Which project should be adopted based on the net present value approach? (Round your Intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) Net Present Value Projoct A Project B Which projoct should be adopted? Required B> Problem 16-19 Using net present value and internal rate of return to evaluate investment opportu LO 16-2, 16-3 Dwight Donovan, the president of Finch Enterprises, is considering two investment opportunities. Because of lmited resource be able to Invest in only one of them. Project A is to purchase a machine that will enable factory to have a useful life of three years and res for Project A are $109,000 and for Project B are $36,00 automation; the machine ise have a useful life of three years and no salvage value. Project 8 supports a training program that will improve the skills of employees operating the current equipment. Initial cash expenditures for are annual expected cash inflows are $43,061 for Project A and $14,989 for Project B. Both investments are ex benefits for the next three years. Finch Enterprises' cost of capital Is 8 percent. (PV of $1 and PVA of $1) (Use appropriate fact from the tables provided.) Required a. Compute the net present value of each project. Which project should be adopted based on the net present value approach b. Compute the approximate internal rate of return of each project. Which one should be adopted based on the internal rate o approach? Complete thls questlon by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required ARequired Compute the approximate Internal rate of return of each project. Which one should be adopted based on the internal rate of return approach? Internal Rate of Return Project A Projoct B Which project should be adopted? Required A
