Your company is considering two mutually exclusive projects, X and Y, whose costs and cash flows are shown below: The projects are equally risky, and the firm's required rate of return is 12 percent.You must make a recommendation, and you must base it on the modified IRR.What is the MIRR of the better project?

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Your company is considering two mutually exclusive projects, X and Y, whose costs and cash flows are shown below:  The projects are equally risky, and the firm's required rate of return is 12 percent.You must make a recommendation, and you must base it on the modified IRR.What is the MIRR of the better project?

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To calculate the MIRR, we first need to find the present value of the cash inflows and outflows of each project at the firm's required rate of return of 12%.

For Project X:
Outflows = $-400,000
Inflows = $100,000/(1+0.12)^1 + $200,000/(1+0.12)^2 + $300,000/(1+0.12)^3 + $500,000/(1+0.12)^4 = $819,262.73
PV of Cash Flows = $819,262.73 - $400,000 = $419,262.73

For Project Y:
Outflows = $-1,000,000
Inflows = $250,000/(1+0.12)^1 + $400,000/(1+0.12)^2 + $625,000/(1+0.12)^3 = $1,160,695.90
PV of Cash Flows = $1,160,695.90 - $1,000,000 = $160,695.90

Using the PVs of the cash flows, we can calculate the MIRR for each project.

For Project X:
The future value (FV) of the positive cash flows at the end of year 4 is: 
FV = $100,000*(1+0.12)^3*(1+MIRR) + $200,000*(1+0.12)^2*(1+MIRR)^2 + $300,000*(1+0.12)*(1+MIRR)^3 + $500,000*(1+MIRR)^4
Using trial and error or Excel's MIRR function, we find that the MIRR for Project X is 11.46%.

For Project Y:
The future value (FV) of the positive cash flows at the end of year 3 is: 
FV = $250,000*(1+0.12)^2*(1+MIRR) + $400,000*(1+0.12)*(1+MIRR)^2 + $625,000*(1+MIRR)^3
Using trial and error or Excel's MIRR function, we find that the MIRR for Project Y is 13.59%.

Since Project Y has a higher MIRR of 13.59% compared to Project X's MIRR of 11.46%, it is the better project. Therefore, the best choice is:
Answer: Y
 Project Y has a higher MIRR and should be chosen over Project X.

Your Company Is Considering Two Mutually Exclusive Projects, X and Y