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 $164,800 $180,250 $204,000 Annual net income: Year 1 14,420 18,540 27,810 2 14,420 17,510 23,690 3 14,420 16,480 21,630 4 14,420 12,360 13,390 5 14,420 9,270 12,360 Total $72,100 $74,160 $98,880 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.)

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 a percentage number rounded to 2 decimal places %		enter a percentage number rounded to 2 decimal places %		enter a percentage number 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 rank of the project 132		select a rank of the project 231		select a rank of the project 321
Edge		select a rank of the project 132		select a rank of the project 123		select a rank of the project 123
Clayton		select a rank of the project 132		select a rank of the project 123		select a rank of the project 123

The best project is select the best project BonoClaytonEdge.