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The Fast Food chain is trying to introduce its new Hot and Spicy line of hamburgers. One plan (S) will include a big media campaign but less in-house production capability. The other plan (L) will concentrate on a more gradual roll-out of the project but will involve more investment in personnel training and so forth. The cost of capital is 15 percent. The cash flows ($000) are listed below. The initial investment for each is $400,000.
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Year 1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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S L |
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$250 100 |
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$250 125 |
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$150 200 |
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$100 250 |
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$ 50 125 |
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a. Construct the NPV profiles for plans S and L. Which has the higher IRR?
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b. Which plan should Fast Food choose using the NPV method?
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c. Which plan (S or L) should Fast Food choose? Why?
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d. At what cost of capital will the NPV and the IRR rankings conflict?
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