Items 1 thru 3 are based on the following information:

Capital Invest Inc. uses a 12% hurdle rate for all capital expenditures and has done the following analysis for four projects for the upcoming year.

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Project 4

Initial capital outlay

$200,000

$298,000

$248,000

$272,000

Annual net cash inflows

Year 1

$ 65,000

$100,000

$80,000

$ 95,000

Year 2

70,000

135,000

95,000

125,000

Year 3

80,000

90,000

90,000

90,000

Year 4

40,000

65,000

80,000

60,000

Net present value

(3,798)

4,276

14,064

14,662

Profitability index

98%

101%

106%

105%

Internal rate of return

11%

13%

14%

15%

Which project(s) should Capital Invest Inc. undertake during the upcoming year assuming it has no budget restrictions?

  1. All of the projects.
  2. Projects 1, 2, and 3.
  3. Projects 2, 3, and 4.
  4. Projects 1, 3, and 4.

Which project(s) should Capital Invest Inc. undertake during the upcoming year if it has only $600,000 of funds available?

  1. Projects 1 and 3.
  2. Projects 2, 3, and 4.
  3. Projects 2 and 3.
  4. Projects 3 and 4.

Which project(s) should Capital Invest Inc. undertake during the upcoming year if it has only $300,000 of capital funds available?

  1. Project 1.
  2. Projects 2, 3, and 4.
  3. Projects 3 and 4.
  4. Project 3.