Milano Co. is considering two mutually exclusive projects with the same cost of capital of 15%. The estimated net cash flows are as follows:<\/p>
year Project X Project Y <\/p>
0 -530 -440<\/p>
1 320 290<\/p>
2 250 550<\/p>
3 120 -270<\/p>
<\/p>
a) Calculate the NPV for each project. Explain which project you would choose, if any, using the NPV criterion. <\/p>
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. <\/p>
c) Give 2 practical issues associated with the choice of cost of capital for the NPV method. <\/p>
d) Give 2 reasons why investment projects may are mutually exclusive in practice. <\/p>
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