Evaluating cash flows with the NPV method The net present value (NPV) rule is considered one of the most common and preferred criteria that generally lead to good investment decisions. Consider this case: Suppose Cute Camel Woodcraft Company is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Alpha) that will require an initial investment of $550,000. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows: Year Cash Flow Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 $375,000 $450,000 $500,000 $450,000 Cute Camel Woodcraft Company's weighted average cost of capital is 10%, and project Alpha has the same risk as the firm's average project. Based on the cash flows, what is project Alpha's net present value (NPV)? $845,823 O $972,696 O $1,220,823 0 $1,395,823 Which of the following is the correct calculation of project Delta's IRR? 3.21% 4.01% O 4.61% 4.21% If this is an independent project, the IRR method states that the firm should If the project's cost of capital were to increase, how would that affect the IRR? The IRR would decrease. The IRR would increase. The IRR would not change