Black Ridge financial has been presented with 2 possible expansion opportunities. The first is to...

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Black Ridge financial has been presented with 2 possible expansion opportunities. The first is to start a new branch in Canada, while the second option would be to start a new branch in Ireland. Details regarding the projects is below

Year 1 2 3
Canada CF $ (200,000) $ (60,000) $ 500,000
Ireland CF $ (3,000,000) $ 1,500,000 $ 4,000,000
Cost of Equity 15%
Cost of Debt 7%
Total Equity $ 15,000,000
Total Debt $ 6,000,000

If the firm only has the ability to pursue one project, which one should they pick and why?

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Ireland because the NPV is lower than the cost of capital

Canada because the IRR is 0.7% higher

Canada because it has a higher NPV

Canada because the IRR is 31% compared to Ireland's 20%

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