Novell, Inc., has the following mutually exclusive projects.    Year   Project A   Project B   0    –$21,000       –$24,000      1   12,500      13,500      2   9,000      10,000      3   3,000      9,000         a-1. Calculate the payback period for each project. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.)   a-2. If the company's payback period is two years, which, if either, of these projects should be chosen?       multiple choice 1 Project A Project B Both projects Neither project    b-1. What is the NPV for each project if the appropriate discount rate is 17 percent? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Novell, Inc., has the following mutually exclusive projects.

  

Year   Project A   Project B
  0    –$21,000       –$24,000   
  1   12,500      13,500   
  2   9,000      10,000   
  3   3,000      9,000   
 

  

a-1.

Calculate the payback period for each project. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.)

 

a-2.

If the company's payback period is two years, which, if either, of these projects should be chosen?

   
  multiple choice 1
  • Project A
  • Project B
  • Both projects
  • Neither project

  

b-1.

What is the NPV for each project if the appropriate discount rate is 17 percent? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)


      

 

 

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