Comparing Investment Criteria. Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects Year Cash Flow (A) Cash Flow (B)0 (105,000) (90,000)1 17,000 36,0002 36,000 33,0003 49,000 31,0004 61,000 30.000Whichever project you choose, if any, you require a 15 percent return on your investment.
a. If you apply the payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
b. If you apply the discounted payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
c. If you apply the NPV criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
d. If you apply the IRR criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
e. If you apply the profitability index criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?
f. Based on your answers in (a) through (e), which project will you finally choose? why