Assume you are the CFO at Porter Memorial Hospital. The CEO has asked you to analyze 2 proposed capital investments- Project X and Project Y. Each project requires a net investment outlay of $ 10,000, and the opportunity cost of capital for each project is 12%. The projects expected net cash flows are as follows.
Year Project X Project Y
0 ($10,000) ($10,000)
1 6,500 3,000
2 3,000 3,000
3 3,000 3,000
4 1,000 3,000
a. calculate each project's payback, NPV and IRR.
b. Which project or projects is financially acceptable. Explain your answer.