Maxwell Software, Inc., has the following mutually exclusive projects.

Year		Project A		Project B
0		$16,000		$19,000
1		10,000		11,000
2		6,500		7,500
3		2,500		6,500

a-1.	Calculate the payback period for each project. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.)

	Payback period
Project A	years
Project B	years

a-2.

Which, if either, of these projects should be chosen?

	Project A
	Project B
	Both projects
	Neither project

b-1.	What is the NPV for each project if the appropriate discount rate is 16 percent? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

	NPV
Project A	$
Project B	$

b-2.

Which, if either, of these projects should be chosen if the appropriate discount rate is 16 percent?

	Project A
	Project B
	Both projects
	Neither project

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