Which one of the following will increase the future value of a stream of unequal payments for a ten year project? The rate of return is positive. Answer is D.

1. Delaying some cash inflows from years 1 and 2 until year 9.
2. Lowering the discount rate applicable to all ten years.
3. Increasing the initial cash outflow to start the project.
4. Moving more of the cash inflows to the earlier years of the project.
5. Lowering the effective annual rate applicable to the project.