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Suppose the following two independent investment opportunities are available to Greene, Inc. The appropriate discount rate...
Suppose the following two independent investment opportunities
are available to Greene, Inc. The appropriate discount rate is 12
percent.
| Year | Project Alpha | Project Beta | |||||
| 0 | ?$ | 5,300 | ?$ | 6,900 | |||
| 1 | 2,700 | 1,550 | |||||
| 2 | 2,600 | 5,300 | |||||
| 3 | 1,650 | 4,400 | |||||
a. Compute the profitability index for each of the two projects.
| Profitability Index | |
| Project Alpha | |
|
Project Beta b. Which project(s) should the company accept based on the
profitability index rule? -Project Beta -Project Alpha -Neither project -Both projects |
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