A firm with a 10 percent cost of capital is considering a pr…

A firm with a 10 percent cost of capital is considering a project for this year’s capital budget.  The project’s expected after-tax cash flows are as follows: Year: 0 1 2 3 4 Cash flow: -$12,000 $5,400 $5,600 $4,100 $5,000 Calculate the project’s discounted payback period.

A firm with a 9 percent cost of capital is evaluating two pr…

A firm with a 9 percent cost of capital is evaluating two projects for this year’s capital budget.  The projects’ expected after-tax cash flows are as follows: Year: 0 1 2 3 Project X: -$15,000 $6,900 $6,600 $7,200 Project Y: -$6,000 $2,000 $2,300 $1,900 If Projects X and Y are mutually exclusive, which one(s) should the firm adopt?