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Redmond Company Is Considering Investing in One of the Following \quad

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Redmond Company is considering investing in one of the following two projects:
\quad \quad \quad \quad  Annual Cash Inflows \text { Annual Cash Inflows }
 Year  Project A  Project B 1$2,000$4,00023,0002,00033,0002,00041,0001,000Total$9,000$9,000\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Year }&\text { Project A } &\text { Project B } \\\hline 1 & \$ 2,000 &\$ 4,000 \\\hline 2 & 3,000 & & 2,000 \\\hline 3 & 3,000 & & 2,000 \\\hline 4 & 1,000 & & 1,000 \\\hline \text {Total} & \$ 9,000 & \$ 9,000 \\\hline\end{array}
(PV of $1 and PVA of $1)(Use appropriate factor(s)from the tables provided.)
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1)Which project is more desirable strictly in terms of cash inflows? Why?
2)Compute the present value of each project's cash inflows assuming the company's required rate of return is 12%.
3)What is the maximum amount Redmond should be willing to pay for each project?
4)Suppose each project costs $7,000.Which project(s)should be accepted? Note that only one project can be accepted.

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