Nicholson Roofing​ Materials, Inc., is considering two mutually exclusive​ projects, that both cost ​$100,000. The company's board of directors has set a​ 4-year payback requirement the cost of capital is 10​%. The project cash flows are shown in the following​ table:      Cash flows ​(CF Subscript t​) Year Project A Project B 1 ​$30,000 ​$85,000 2 ​$30,000 ​$50,000 3 ​$30,000 ​$10,000 4 ​$30,000 ​$10,000 5 ​$30,000 ​$10,000 6 ​$30,000 ​$10,000 a. Calculate the payback period for each project. Rank the projects by payback period. b.  Calculate the NPV of each project. Rank the project by NPV. c.  Calculate the IRR of each project. Rank the project by IRR. d.  Make a recommendation.

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Nicholson Roofing​ Materials, Inc., is considering two mutually exclusive​ projects, that both cost ​$100,000. The company's board of directors has set a​ 4-year payback requirement the cost of capital is 10​%. The project cash flows are shown in the following​ table: 

 
 
Cash flows
​(CF Subscript t​)
Year
Project A
Project B
1
​$30,000
​$85,000
2
​$30,000
​$50,000
3
​$30,000
​$10,000
4
​$30,000
​$10,000
5
​$30,000
​$10,000
6
​$30,000
​$10,000
a. Calculate the payback period for each project. Rank the projects by payback period.
b.  Calculate the NPV of each project. Rank the project by NPV.
c.  Calculate the IRR of each project. Rank the project by IRR.
d.  Make a recommendation.
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