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Kerron Company is presented with the following two mutually exclusive projects.

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Question

Kerron Company is presented with the following two mutually exclusive projects. The required return for both projects is 18 percent.

What is the IRR for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

What is the NPV for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Kerron Company is presented with the following two mutually exclusive projects. The required return for both projects is 18 percent.

Explanation / Answer

Project M

Year

Cash flow

PV Factor @ 18%

PV

0

              (141,000)

                           1.0000

               (141,000.00)

1

                   63,400

                           0.8475

                   53,728.81

2

                   81,400

                           0.7182

                   58,460.21

3

                   72,400

                           0.6086

                   44,064.88

4

                   58,400

                           0.5158

                   15,253.90

IRR

33.93%

NPV

                   30,507.80

Project N

Year

Cash flow

PV Factor @ 18%

PV

0

              (354,000)

                           1.0000

               (354,000.00)

1

                153,000

                           0.8475

                 129,661.02

2

                179,000

                           0.7182

                 128,555.01

3

                138,000

                           0.6086

                   83,991.06

4

                109,000

                           0.5158

                   56,220.99

IRR

24.71%

NPV

                   44,428.08

As per NPV Project M is more profitable

As IRR Project B is better

But NPV is more relavant.

Project M

Year

Cash flow

PV Factor @ 18%

PV

0

              (141,000)

                           1.0000

               (141,000.00)

1

                   63,400

                           0.8475

                   53,728.81

2

                   81,400

                           0.7182

                   58,460.21

3

                   72,400

                           0.6086

                   44,064.88

4

                   58,400

                           0.5158

                   15,253.90

IRR

33.93%

NPV

                   30,507.80