Perit Industries has $100,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses of the funds. The alternatives are: Project A Project B

Cost of equipment required $100,000 $0

Working capital investment required $0 $100,000

Annual cash inflows $21,000 $15,750

Salvage value of equipment in six years $8,000 $0

Life of the project 6 years 6 years

The working capital needed for project B will be released at the end of six years for investment elsewhere. Perit Industries' discount rate is 14%. (Ignore income taxes.)

Solve this problem using your financial calculator or Excel, NOT the tables in the chapter.

Required:

(a) Calculate net present value for each project. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)