Two mutually exclusive projects are being considered. Neither project will be repeated
again in the future after their current lives are complete. There exists a potential problem
though -- the expected life of the first project is one year and the expected life of the second
project is three years. This has caused the NPV and IRR methods to suggest differe nt
project preferences. What technique can be used to help make a better decision in this
scenario?
A. Rely on the NPV method and make your choice as it will tell you which one is best.
B. Use the common-life technique to replicate the one-year project three times and
recalculate the NPV and IRR for the one-year project.
C. Ignore the NPV technique and simply choose the highest IRR since managers are
concerned about maximizing returns.
again in the future after their current lives are complete. There exists a potential problem
though -- the expected life of the first project is one year and the expected life of the second
project is three years. This has caused the NPV and IRR methods to suggest differe nt
project preferences. What technique can be used to help make a better decision in this
scenario?
A. Rely on the NPV method and make your choice as it will tell you which one is best.
B. Use the common-life technique to replicate the one-year project three times and
recalculate the NPV and IRR for the one-year project.
C. Ignore the NPV technique and simply choose the highest IRR since managers are
concerned about maximizing returns.