Problem 9-17 Comparing Investment Criteria (LO1, 2, 3, 5, 7) Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects: Cash Flow Cash Flow Year (A) (B) 0 -$491,000 -$ 92,000 1 114,000 52,000 2 134,000 36,000 3 79,000 33,500 4 474,000 28,600 Whichever project you choose, if any, you require a 15% return on your investment. a-1. What is the payback period for each project? (Round the final answers to 2 decimal places.) Payback Period Project A years years Project B a-2. If you apply the payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Project A Project B b-1. What is the discounted payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answers to 2 decimal places.) Discounted Payback Period Project A years years Project B b-2. If you apply the discounted payback criterion, which investment will you choose? O Project A O Project B c-1. What is the NPV for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answers to 2 decimal places. Omit $ sign in your response.) NPV $ Project A Project B $ c-2. If you apply the NPV criterion, which investment will you choose? O Project A O Project B d-1. What is the IRR for each project? (Round the final answers to 2 decimal places.) IRR 8 Project A Project B 8 d-2. If you apply the IRR criterion, which investment will you choose? O Project A O Project B e-1. What is the profitability index for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculation. Round the final answers to 3 decimal places.) Profitability Index Project A Project B e-2. If you apply the profitability index criterion, which investment will you choose? O Project A O Project B f. Based on your answers in (a) through (e), which project will you finally choose? Project A O Project B