The Suboptimal Glass Company uses a process of capital rationing in its decision making. The firm's cost of capital is $18$ percent. It will invest only $$78,750$ this year. It has determined the IRR for each of the following projects:

Project Project Size Internal Rate

of Return

A $$10,50021\mathrm{.}5\%$

B $31,50022\mathrm{.}0$

C $26,25028\mathrm{.}0$

D $10,50016\mathrm{.}0$

E $10,50021\mathrm{.}0$

F $21,00020\mathrm{.}0$

G $15,75019\mathrm{.}0$

a$.$ Pick out the projects that the firm should accept. $($You may select more than one answer. Click the box with a check mark for the correct answer and click to empty the box for the wrong answer.$)$

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Project Funanswered

Project Gunanswered

Project Aunanswered

Project Bunanswered

Project Cunanswered

Project Dunanswered

Project Eunanswered

b$.$ If projects B and C are mutually exclusive, how would that affect your overall answer? That is$,$ which projects would you accept in spending the $$78,750?($You may select more than one answer. Click the box with a check mark for the correct answer and click to empty the box for the wrong answer.$)$

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Project Funanswered

Project Gunanswered

Project Aunanswered

Project Bunanswered

Project Cunanswered

Project Dunanswered

Project Eunanswered