Reference no: EM132554935
You are asked to evaluate the following two projects for the Norton corporation. Use a discount rate of 13 percent. Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.
Project X (Videotapes of the Weather Report)
($52,000 Investment) Project Y (Slow-Motion
Replays of Commercials)
($72,000 Investment)YearCash Flow YearCash Flow1$26,000 1$36,000 2 24,000 2 29,000 3 25,000 3 30,000 4 24,600 4 32,000
a. Calculate the profitability index for project X. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
b. Calculate the profitability index for project Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
c. Which project would you select based on the profitability index?
-Project X
-Project Y