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ABC Ltd. is considering two mutually exclusive projects. Both require an initial cash outlay of ?20,000 for machinery and have a life of 4 years. The company’s required rate of return is 12% and it pays tax at 40%. The projects will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The net cash flows (before taxes) expected to be generated by the projects and the present value (PV) factor (at 12%) are as follows:

Year

1

2

3

4

Project 1

8,000

8,000

8,000

8,000

Project 2

10,000

6,000

5,000

7,000

PV factor

0.893

0.797

0.712

0.636

You are required to:

  1. Compute NPV of each project.
  2. Determine which project is more feasible.

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