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I only need help with Clayton's Net present value and Annual rate of return?
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U3 Company is considering three long-term capital investment proposals. Each investment has a useful life of 5 years. Relevant data on each project are as follows.
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Project BonoProject EdgeProject ClaytonCapital investment $164,800$180,250$208,000 Annual net income:  Year  114,420 18,54027,810        214,420 17,51023,690        314,420 16,48021,630        414,420 12,36013,390        514,420 9,27012,360 Total$72,100 $74,160$98,880
Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method with no salvage value. The company’s cost of capital is 15%. (Assume that cash flows occur evenly throughout the year.)
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Your answer is correct.Compute the cash payback period for each project. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)Â
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Project Bono3.48
yearsProject Edge3.40
yearsProject Clayton3.17
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Your answer is partially correct. Try again.Compute the net present value for each project. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg -45 or parentheses eg (45). For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.)
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Project BonoProject EdgeProject Clayton
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Net present value $-5975 -7531 ??????
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Your answer is partially correct. Try again.Compute the annual rate of return for each project. (Hint: Use average annual net income in your computation.) (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)
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Project BonoProject EdgeProject Clayton Annual rate of return
17.50 16.46 ?????
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Your answer is correct.Rank the projects on each of the foregoing bases. Which project do you recommend?
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ProjectCash PaybackNet
Present ValueAnnualÂ
Rate of ReturnBono3
2
2
Edge2
3
3
Clayton1
1
1
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The best project is Clayton
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