Mutually Exclusive Projects and Net Cash Flow
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4. The director of capital budgeting for Giant Company Inc. has identified two mutually exclusive projects, L and S, with the following expected net cash flows:
Expected Net Cash Flows
Year Project L Project S
0 ($200) ($200)
1 20 140
2 120 100
3 160 40
Both projects have a cost of capital of 10 percent. Which project should be selected?
a. Project L b. Project S
5. What is the payback period for Project S in question 4?
6. What is Project L's NPV in question 5?
7. What is Project L's IRR?
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4. We select the project based on the NPV(since the projects are mutually exclusive we cannot choose both). The project with the higher NPV should be selected.
NPV is calculated as PV of inflows - initial investment
NPV for Project L is
20/1.1 + 120/1.1^2 + ...
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