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As the director of capital budgeting for Denver Corporation, you are evaluating

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Question

As the director of capital budgeting for Denver Corporation, you are evaluating two mutually exclusive projects with the following net cash flows:

                        Year                Project X         Project Z

                        0                    -$100,000        -$100,000

                        1                         50,000             10,000

                        2                         40,000             30,000

                        3                         30,000             40,000

                        4                        10,000             60,000

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            We only have $100,000 to invest. What is your recommendation? Explain your recommendation.

Explanation / Answer

MEC(x)=14.5 %

MEC(z)=12%

since rate of interest is more in project X

so company should choose project Z