Janesville Company is investigating four different investment opportunities. Information on the four projects under study is given below:

Project Number

	1			2			3			4
Investment required	$	(400,000	)	$	(350,000	)	$	(250,000	)	$	(370,000	)
Present value of cash inflows at a 10% discount rate		530,740			442,440			303,280			443,800
Net present value	$	130,740		$	92,440		$	53,280		$	73,800
Life of the project		5 years			10 years			5 years			4 years
Internal rate of return		22%			16%			18%			19%

Because the companys required rate of return is 10%, a 10% discount rate has been used in the present value computations above. Limited funds are available for investment, so the company cant accept all of the available projects.

Required:

1.

Compute the project profitability index for each investment project. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

Project	Profitability Index
1
2
3
4

2.

Rank the four projects according to preference, in terms of net present value, project profitability index and internal rate of return.

	Net Present Value	Project Profitability Index	Internal Rate of Return
First preference
Second preference
Third preference
Fourth preference