Question 1 options: The Williamson Corporation Ltd. is considering investing in the following projects.    Project A requires an immediate cash outlay of $1,000. Project B requires an immediate cash outlay of $1,800.  It has a cost of capital of 7%.    After taxes net cash flows generated by each investment at the end of each year have been as follows:                                              Project A                        Project B   Year 1                                 500                                  700 Year 2                                 300                                  700 Year 3                                 500                                  500 Year 4                                 500                                  700 Year 5                                 0                                      700     What is the Payback period for Project A?   Round to 2 decimals.         What is the payback period for Project B?  Round to 2 decimals.         What is the NPV for Project A?  Round to the nearest dollar.  Include - if negative.  No Commas.         What is the IRR for project A?  Round to 2 decimals.  No %.         What is the NPV for Project B?  Round to the nearest dollar.  Include - if negative.  No commas.         What is the IRR for project B?  Round to 2 decimals.  No %.         What is the Profitability Index for project A?  Round to 2 decimals.         What is the Profitability Index for project B?  Round to 2 decimals.         Regardless of your answers above, if project A had a PI of  1.50 and project B was 1.85, according to capital rationing, which project would you choose?   A or B.   Type in A or B just like this.

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The Williamson Corporation Ltd. is considering investing in the following projects. 

 

Project A requires an immediate cash outlay of $1,000.

Project B requires an immediate cash outlay of $1,800

It has a cost of capital of 7%. 

 

After taxes net cash flows generated by each investment at the end of each year have been as follows:

 

                                           Project A                        Project B

 

Year 1                                 500                                  700

Year 2                                 300                                  700

Year 3                                 500                                  500

Year 4                                 500                                  700

Year 5                                 0                                      700

 

 

What is the Payback period for Project A?   Round to 2 decimals.

 
 
 

 

What is the payback period for Project B?  Round to 2 decimals.

 
 
 

 

What is the NPV for Project A?  Round to the nearest dollar.  Include - if negative.  No Commas.

 
 
 

 

What is the IRR for project A?  Round to 2 decimals.  No %.

 
 
 

 

What is the NPV for Project B?  Round to the nearest dollar.  Include - if negative.  No commas.

 
 
 

 

What is the IRR for project B?  Round to 2 decimals.  No %.

 
 
 

 

What is the Profitability Index for project A?  Round to 2 decimals.

 
 
 

 

What is the Profitability Index for project B?  Round to 2 decimals.

 
 
 

 

Regardless of your answers above, if project A had a PI of  1.50 and project B was 1.85, according to capital rationing, which project would you choose?   A or B.   Type in A or B just like this.

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