Question 2
The cash flow for projects A, B, C are given below:
Year
Project A
Project B
0
1
2
-100
0
200
-100 100
0
Project C
-100
0
0
3
-100
100
300
(a) Calculate the payback period and net present value for each project (assuming a 10% discount rate).
(b) If A and B are mutually exclusive and C is independent, which project, or combination of projects, is preferred using (1) the payback method or (2) the net present value method? What do the results tell you about the value-additivity properties of the payback method?
