Assume that you are the chief financial officer at Porter Memorial Hospital. The CEO has asked to to analyze two proposed capital investments ----Project X and Project Y. Each project requires a net investment outlay of $10,000, and the cost of capital for each project is 12%. The projects’ expected net cash flows are; 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.
Which project (or projects) is financially acceptable? Explain your answer.