Cummings Products Company is considering two mutually exclusive investments. The projects' expected net cash flows are as follows:
a. Construct NPV profiles for Projects A and B.
b. What is each project's IRR?
c. If you were told that each project's cost of capital was 10 percent, which project should be selected? If the cost of capital was 17 percent, what would be the proper choice?
d. What is each project's MIRR at a cost of capital of 10 percent at 17%?
(Hint: Consider Period 7 as the end of Project B's life.)
e. What is the crossover rate, and what is its significance?