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Villena Corporation is considering a project that would require an investment of

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Question

Villena Corporation is considering a project that would require an investment of $56,000. No other cash outflows would be involved. The present value of the cash inflows would be $66,640. The profitability index of the project is closest to: (Ignore income taxes in this problem.)

0.16

0.19

0.81

1.19

Villena Corporation is considering a project that would require an investment of $56,000. No other cash outflows would be involved. The present value of the cash inflows would be $66,640. The profitability index of the project is closest to: (Ignore income taxes in this problem.)

Explanation / Answer

profitability index =present value of the cash inflows/initial investment

which is equal to

=(66640/56000)

which is equal to

=1.19(D).