Perit Industries has $110,000 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	$	110,000	$	0
Working capital investment required	$	0	$	110,000
Annual cash inflows	$	20,000	$	28,000
Salvage value of equipment in six years	$	8,100	$	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 15%.

Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

Required:

1. Compute the net present value of Project A. (Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

2. Compute the net present value of Project B. (Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

3. Which investment alternative (if either) would you recommend that the company accept?