Doug’s custom construction company is considering three new projects, each requiring an equipment investment of $22,000. each project will last for 3 years and produce the following net annual cash flows.

year aa bb cc
1 $7,000 $10,000 $13,000
2 9,000 10,000 12,000
3 12,000 10,000 11,000
total $28,000 $30,000 $36,000

the equipment’s salvage value is zero, and doug uses straight-line depreciation. doug will not accept any project with a cash payback period over 2 years. doug’s required rate of return is 12%. click here to view pv table.

(a)

compute each project’s payback period. (round answers to 2 decimal places, e. g. 15.25.)

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which is the most desirable project?

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which is the least desirable project?

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(b)

compute the net present value of each project. (enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e. g. -45 or parentheses e. g. (45). round final answers to the nearest whole dollar, e. g. 5,275. for calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.)

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which is the most desirable project based on net present value?

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which is the least desirable project based on net present value?

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