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Fuji Software, Inc., has the following mutually exclusive projects. Year Project

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Question

Fuji Software, Inc., has the following mutually exclusive projects.

Year              Project A         Project B

0                   -$22,000          -$25,000

1                      13,000             14,000

2                        9,500             10,500

3                        3,100               9,500

Calculate the payback period for each project. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places. (e.g., 32.161))

Project A(in years)

Project B (in years)

Which, if either, of these projects should be chosen?

Project A

Project B

Both

Neither

What is the NPV for each project if the appropriate discount rate is 16 percent? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Project A

Project B

Which, if either, of these projects should be chosen if the appropriate discount rate is 16 percent?

Project A

Project B

Both

Neither

Explanation / Answer

Payback periods

project A

cash outlay= $ 22,000 cash inflow= year 1 $13,000 y 2 $ 9,500 y 3 $ 3,100

payback period = cash outlay/ cash inflow

cash inflow of year 1 and 2= $ 22,500 but we need $ 22,000 to equate with cash outlay

during the 2 year the firm earned $ 9500

to earn $ 9000 how much time it will take = 11.36 months

so the pay back period project A= 1 year 11.36 months

Payback period of project B

project outlay= $ 25,000 year 1 cash flow $ 14,000 year 2 cash flow $ 10,500 year 3 9,500

cash flow of year 1 and 2 = $ 24,500 we need $ 500 to equate

during year 3 the earnings are $ 9,500

to earn $ 500 it takes =18.96 days

so the payback period of project B= 2 years 18.96 days

among project A and B project A's payback period is less ,hence project A is acceptable

NPV of project A=

-$ 22,000+13000(16%,1)+9500(16%,2)+3100(16%,3)

-$22,000+13000(0.862)+9500(0.743)+3100(0.641)

- $ 22000+20,251.60= -$ 1748.40

NPV of project B

-$ 25000+14000(0.862)+10500(0.743)+9500(0.641)

-$ 25000+25959= $ 959

so project B has a positive NPV project B is choosen