U3 Company is considering three long-term capital investment proposals. Each investment has a useful life of 5 years. Relevant data on each project are as follows.

		Project Bono		Project Edge		Project Clayton
Capital investment		$168,000		$183,750		$202,000
Annual net income:
Year 1		14,700		18,900		28,350
2		14,700		17,850		24,150
3		14,700		16,800		22,050
4		14,700		12,600		13,650
5		14,700		9,450		12,600
Total		$73,500		$75,600		$100,800

Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method with no salvage value. The companys cost of capital is 15%. (Assume that cash flows occur evenly throughout the year.) Click here to view PV table.

Compute the cash payback period for each project. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)

Project Bono		enter the cash payback period in years rounded to 2 decimal places	years
Project Edge		enter the cash payback period in years rounded to 2 decimal places	years
Project Clayton		enter the cash payback period in years rounded to 2 decimal places	years

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Compute the net present value for each project. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg -45 or parentheses eg (45). For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.)

		Project Bono		Project Edge		Project Clayton
Net present value		$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places		$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places		$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places

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Compute the annual rate of return for each project. (Hint: Use average annual net income in your computation.) (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50%.)

		Project Bono		Project Edge		Project Clayton
Annual rate of return		enter percentages rounded to 2 decimal places %		enter percentages rounded to 2 decimal places %		enter percentages rounded to 2 decimal places %

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Rank the projects on each of the foregoing bases. Which project do you recommend?

Project		Cash Payback		Net Present Value		Annual Rate of Return
Bono		select a ranking number 132		select a ranking number 231		select a ranking number 321
Edge		select a ranking number 132		select a ranking number 123		select a ranking number 123
Clayton		select a ranking number 132		select a ranking number 123		select a ranking number 123

The best project is select a project EdgeBonoClayton.