Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects, project A and project B:
Year Cash Flow ( A) Cash Flow ( B)
0-$415,000-$3,500
149,0001,920
257,0001,390
374,0001,420
4530,0001,050
Whichever project you choose, if any, you require a 13% return on your investment.
a. If you apply the payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
b. If you apply the NPV criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
c. If you apply the profitability index criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
d. Based on your answers in (a) through (c), which project will you finally choose? Why?