You Are Considering the Following Two Mutually Exclusive Projects Based Upon the Payback Period and the Information Provided in Projects

Multiple Choice

You are considering the following two mutually exclusive projects. Both projects will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of the project. Neither project has any salvage value.
$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Project A } & \text { Project B } \\\hline 0 & £ 75,000 & £ 70,000 \\\hline 1 & £ 19,000 & £ 10,000 \\\hline 2 & £ 48,000 & £ 16,000 \\\hline 3 & £ 12,000 & £ 72,000 \\\hline\end{array}\\\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Project A } & \text { Project B } \\\hline \text { Required rate of return } & 10 \% & 13 \% \\\hline \text { Required payback period } & 2.0 \text { years } & 2.0 \text { years } \\\hline \text { Required accounting return } & 8 \% & 11 \% \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$
Based upon the payback period and the information provided in the problem, you should:

A) accept both project A and project B.
B) reject both project A and project B.
C) accept project A and reject project B.
D) accept project B and reject project A.
E) require that management extend the payback period for project A since it has a higher
Initial cost.