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X-treme Vitamin Company is considering two investments both of which cost $42.00

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Question

X-treme Vitamin Company is considering two investments both of which cost $42.000 The cash flows are as follows Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods Calculate the payback period foe Project A and Project B (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Which of the two projects should be chosen based on the payback method? Calculate the net present value for Project A and Project B Assume a cost of capital of 8 percent (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) Which of the two projects should be chosen based on the net present value method? Project A Project B Should a firm normally have more confidence in the payback method or the net present value method? Payback method Net present value method

Explanation / Answer

calculation of payback method

payback period for project a is = 0+42,000/44,000

= 0.9545 years

payback period for project b is = 1+4,000/14,000

= 1+0.2857years

= 1.2857 years

as per payback method basis project a is better.

calculation of npv =

as per npv method project a is better than project b

c)npv method is more confidence method as per equilent interest rate for long period otherwise payback methos is better

years project a cash flows project a cumilative cash flows project b cash flows project b cumulative cash flows 0 $ (42,000) $ (42,000) $ (42,000) $ (42,000) 1 $ 44,000 $ 2,000 $ 38,000 $ (4,000) 2 $ 15,000 $ 17,000 $ 14,000 $ 10,000 3 $ 15,000 $ 32,000 $ 20,000 $ 30,000