The Sloan Corporation is trying to choose between the following two mutually exclusive design projects:

(See attached excel spreadsheet)

A.) If the required return is 10 percent and the company applies the profitability index decision rule, which project should the firm accept?

B.) If the company applies the NPV decision rule, which project should it take?

C.) Explain why your answers in (A) and (B) are different.

Year 0 1 2 3 Cash Flow (I) Cash Flow (II) -51,000 -14,400 24,800 7,800 24,800 7,800 24,800 7,800