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The Bartram-Pulley Company (BPC) must decide between two mutually exclusive inve

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Question

The Bartram-Pulley Company (BPC) must decide between two mutually exclusive investment projects. Each project costs $6,750 and has an expected life of 3 years. Annual net cash flows from each project begin 1 year after the initial investment is made and have the following probability distributions:

16,000

BPC has decided to evaluate the riskier project at a 12% rate and the less risky project at a 8% rate.

What is the risk-adjusted NPV of each project? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

PROJECT A PROJECT B Probability Net Cash
Flow
Probability Net Cash
Flow
0.2 $7,000 0.2 $        0   0.6 6,750 0.6 6,750 0.2 8,000 0.2

16,000

BPC has decided to evaluate the riskier project at a 12% rate and the less risky project at a 8% rate.

What is the risk-adjusted NPV of each project? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

Project A $    Project B $   

Explanation / Answer

Project A

E(NPV) = (.2)*(7,000) (.6)*(6,750) (.2)*(8,000) = 7,050

Project B E(NPV) = (.2)*(0) (.6)*(6,750) (.2)*(16,000) =7,250

Year

Project A

Project B

0

-6750

-6750

1

7050

7250

2

7050

7250

3

7050

7250

WACC

8%

12%

Risk Adj. NPV

$11,418.74

$10,663.28

Year

Project A

Project B

0

-6750

-6750

1

7050

7250

2

7050

7250

3

7050

7250

WACC

8%

12%

Risk Adj. NPV

$11,418.74

$10,663.28