Milano Co. is considering two mutually exclusive projects with the same cost of capital of 15%. The estimated net cash flows are as follows:

year Project X Project Y

0 -530 -440

1 320 290

2 250 550

3 120 -270

a) Calculate the NPV for each project. Explain which project you would choose, if any, using the NPV criterion.

b) Calculate the payback period (PP) for each project. Give your answer in years, to 2 decimal places. Then state which project is preferable under the PP criterion.

c) Give 2 practical issues associated with the choice of cost of capital for the NPV method.

d) Give 2 reasons why investment projects may are mutually exclusive in practice.

e) Name one advantage and one disadvantage of the payback period method as compared with the IRR method.