Net Present Value Versus Internal Rate of Return

For discount factors use Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2.

Skiba Company is thinking about two different modifications to its current manufacturing process. The after-tax cash flows associated with the two investments follow:

Year		Project I		Project II
0		$(100,000)		$(100,000)
1				63,857
2		134,560		63,857

Skiba's cost of capital is 16%.

Required:

1. Compute the NPV and the IRR for each investment. Round present value calculations and your final NPV answers to the nearest dollar. Round IRR answers to the nearest whole percent.

	NPV	IRR
Project I	$	%
Project II	$	%

2. Conceptual Connection: Why the project with the larger NPV is the correct choice for Skiba. NPV reveals the total wealth change attributable to each project.