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Villena Corporation is considering a project that would require an investment of

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Question

Villena Corporation is considering a project that would require an investment of $51,000. No other cash outflows would be involved. The present value of the cash inflows would be $58,140. The profitability index of the project is closest to: (Ignore income taxes in this problem.)

0.12

1.14

0.86

0.14

Villena Corporation is considering a project that would require an investment of $51,000. No other cash outflows would be involved. The present value of the cash inflows would be $58,140. The profitability index of the project is closest to: (Ignore income taxes in this problem.)

Explanation / Answer

profitability index=Present value of the cash inflows/intial investment

=(58140/51000)

which is equal to

=1.14(B).