Following is information on two alternative investments being considered by Jolee Company. The company requires a 6% return from its investments. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1). (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Project A Project B Initial investment $ (174,325 ) $ (152,960 ) Expected net cash flows in year: 1 41,000 44,000 2 60,000 53,000 3 72,295 68,000 4 87,400 81,000 5 59,000 30,000For each alternative project compute the net present value.

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andromache andromache · Answer 1 · 2020-08-19T06:17:19+02:00

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The computation of the net present value is presented in the attachment below:

For project A, the net present value is $91,771.53 and for project B, the net present value is $79,390.69

It is computed after considering the discounting factor that comes from

= 1 ÷ (1 + discount rate)^number of years

for year 1, it is

= 1 ÷ (1 + 0.06)^1

The same applied for the remaining years

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