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An Entity Is Contemplating Investing in a Long-Term Project

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An entity is contemplating investing in a long-term project. A comparison of two mutually exclusive projects reveals that Project A has an initial outlay of $10 000 with cash inflows of $3400 for years 1-5; Project B has a cash outlay of $4500 with cash inflows of $1400 for years 1-5. If the minimum rate of return is 20%, which of the following statements is incorrect?


A) The internal rate of return suggests that Project A would be accepted and Project B would not.
B) The net present value suggests that Project A would be accepted and Project B would not.
C) The net present value for Project B is a negative amount.
D) If the projects were not mutually exclusive, the net present values would suggest that both projects should be selected.

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