5. The Western Publishing Company is faced with two mutually exclusive projects, A and B. According to the project A, the company is considering to expand its plant with an initial outlay of €40 million. The cash flow from the project A is estimated to be €s million each year for the next 18 years. The project B will be less expensive, €14 million, and it will provide a net cash flow of €3.2 million each year for the same period as project A. The cost of capital of the company is 10%. a) Calculate the NPV and IRR for each project. b) Construct the NPV profiles for each project. c) Considering the above answers, which project should the company select?

5. The Western Publishing Company is faced with two mutually exclusive projects, A and B. According to the project A, the company is considering to expand its plant with an initial outlay of €40 million. The cash flow from the project A is estimated to be €s million each year for the next 18 years. The project B will be less expensive, €14 million, and it will provide a net cash flow of €3.2 million each year for the same period as project A. The cost of capital of the company is 10%. a) Calculate the NPV and IRR for each project. b) Construct the NPV profiles for each project. c) Considering the above answers, which project should the company select?

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