Question: Kaleb Konstruction, Inc., has the following mutually exclusive projects available. The company has historically used a three-year cutoff for projects. The required return is 12

Kaleb Konstruction, Inc., has the following mutually exclusive projects available. The company has historically used a three-year cutoff for projects. The required return is 12 percent.

Year Project F Project G
0 $ 131,000 $ 201,000
1 62,000 42,000
2 48,000 57,000
3 58,000 88,000
4 53,000 118,000
5 48,000 133,000

Required:
(a)

Calculate the payback period for both projects. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Payback period
Project F years
Project G years

(b)

Calculate the NPV for both projects. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Net present value
Project F $
Project G $

(c) Which project should the company accept?
(Click to select)Project GProject F

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