| Breakeven cash inflows and risk Pueblo Enterprises is considering investing in either of two mutually exclusive projects, X and Y. Project X requires an initial investment of $30,000; project Y requires $40,000. Each project’s cash inflows are 5-year annuities: Project X’s inflows are $10,000 per year; project Y’s are $15,000. The firm has unlimited funds and, in the absence of risk differences, accepts the project with the highest NPV. The cost of capital is 15%.
a. Find the NPV for each project. Are the projects acceptable? |