Problem 8-15 Comparing Investment Criteria [LO 1, 3, 4, 6]

Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects:

Year	Cash Flow (A)	Cash Flow (B)
0	$419,000	$37,000
1	47,000	19,800
2	59,000	13,900
3	76,000	15,600
4	534,000	12,400

The required return on these investments is 11 percent.

Required:
(a)	What is the payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

	Payback period
Project A	years
Project B	years

(b)	What is the NPV for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

	Net present value
Project A	$
Project B	$

(c)	What is the IRR for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

	Internal rate of return
Project A	%
Project B	%

(d)	What is the profitability index for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 3 decimal places (e.g., 32.161).)

	Profitability index
Project A
Project B

(e)	Based on your answers in (a) through (d), which project will you finally choose?
	(Click to select)Project BProject A