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Chichester Company Is Considering Investing in the Following Two Mutually \quad

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Chichester Company is considering investing in the following two mutually exclusive projects:
\quad \quad \quad \quad  Annual Cash Inflows \text { Annual Cash Inflows }
 Year Project A  Project B 1$5,000$3,50024,0003,50033,0003,50042,0003,500 Total$14,000$14,000\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \text{ Year} & \text{ Project A } & \text{ Project B } \\\hline 1 & \$ 5,000 & \$ 3,500 \\\hline 2 & 4,000 & 3,500 \\\hline 3 & 3,000 & 3,500 \\\hline 4 & 2,000 & 3,500 \\\hline \text{ Total} & \$ 14,000 & \$ 14,000 \\\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 10%.
3)What is the maximum amount Chichester should be willing to pay for each project?
4)Suppose each project costs $10,000.Which project(s)should be accepted?

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