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Net Present Value Analysis Hermson Company must evaluate two capital expenditure proposals. Hermson's cutoff rate is 12%. Data for the two proposals follow.

	Proposal X	Proposal Y
Required investment	$280,000	$280,000
Annual after-tax cash inflows	66,000
After-tax cash inflows at the end of years 3, 6, 9, and 12		198,000
Life of project	12 years	12 years

Using net present value analysis, which proposal is the more attractive? Do not use negative signs with your answers. Round PV answers to the nearest whole number. Use rounded answers for subsequent calculation of net present value.

	Proposal X	Proposal Y
Net present value
Initial outflows	$Answer	$Answer
PV of future cash flows	Answer	Answer
Net present value	$Answer	$Answer

Which proposal is more attractive? AnswerProposal XProposal Y

CLICK HERE TO REVIEW LEARNING OBJECTIVES QUESTION 5 Not complete Points out of 2.00 P Flag question Net Present Value Analysis Hermson Company must evaluate two capital expenditure proposals. Hermson's cutoff rate is 12%. Data for the two proposals follow Proposal X Proposal Y Required investment Annual after-tax cash inflows After-tax cash inflows at the end of years 3, 6, 9, and 12 Life of project $280,000 $280,000 66,000 198,000 12 years 12 years Using net present value analysis, which proposal is the more attractive? Do not use negative signs with your answers. Round PV answers to the nearest whole number. Use rounded answers for subsequent calculation of net present value Proposal X Proposal Y Net present value Initial outflows PV of future cash flows Net present value Which proposal is more attractive? Check