It is currently involved in making a decision concerning


XYZ is a company located in Italy, the company manufactures machine parts. It is currently involved in making a decision concerning the acquisition of new machining tool. Two different versions of the tool are available: X AND Y. The forecasted cash flows of the two alternative are listed below; XYZ normally uses payback with a 3-year criterion. NET CASH FLOWS ($000s) Tool X Year 0 -1000, Year 1 +400, Year 2 +600, Year 3 +187, Tool Y Year 0 -450, Year 1+300, Year 2+150, Year 3+106. XYZ faces a perfect capital market, in which the interest rate for the projects' risk level is 5%. Required: (a) Using the Payback and the IRR decisions rule, indicate which projects the company should accept and state clearly the reasons for your decisions. (b) How would your conclusions in (a) will change if the projects were mutually exclusive? (c) State clearly any limitations and assumptions that you made in your calculations.

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