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Oxford Company has limited funds available for investment and must ration the fu

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Question

Oxford Company has limited funds available for investment and must ration the funds among five competing projects. Selected information on the five projects follows:

The net present values above have been computed using a 10% discount rate. The company wants your assistance in determining which project to accept first, which to accept second, and so on.


      

Oxford Company has limited funds available for investment and must ration the funds among five competing projects. Selected information on the five projects follows:

Explanation / Answer

Answer

Profitability Index = (Initial Investment + NPV) / Initial Investment

Project

Initial Investment

Net Present Value

Sum

Profitability Index

[A]

[B]

[C = A+B]

[D = C/A]

A

$              480,000.00

$                   132,969.00

$         612,969.00

1.28

B

$              405,000.00

$                   126,000.00

$         531,000.00

1.31

C

$              300,000.00

$                   105,105.00

$         405,105.00

1.35

D

$              525,000.00

$                   114,408.00

$         639,408.00

1.22

E

$              450,000.00

$                    (26,088.00)

$         423,912.00

0.94

Projects

NPV

Ranking as per NPV

Profitability Index

Ranking as per PI

A

$                   132,969.00

1

1.28

3

B

$                   126,000.00

2

1.31

2

C

$                   105,105.00

4

1.35

1

D

$                   114,408.00

3

1.22

4

E

$                   (26,088.00)

5

0.94

5

Project

Initial Investment

Net Present Value

Sum

Profitability Index

[A]

[B]

[C = A+B]

[D = C/A]

A

$              480,000.00

$                   132,969.00

$         612,969.00

1.28

B

$              405,000.00

$                   126,000.00

$         531,000.00

1.31

C

$              300,000.00

$                   105,105.00

$         405,105.00

1.35

D

$              525,000.00

$                   114,408.00

$         639,408.00

1.22

E

$              450,000.00

$                    (26,088.00)

$         423,912.00

0.94