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(ignore income taxes in this problem) The management of Dwane Corporation is considering the following three investment projects:

Project B Project C Project D
Investment required $34,000 $60,000 $81,000
Present value of cash inflows $37,060 $61,800 $85,050

The only cash outflows are the initial investments in the projects.

Required: Rank the investment projects using the project profitability index. Please show your calculations.

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