Multiple Choice
RainMan Inc.is in the business of producing rain upon request.They must decide between two investment projects: a new airplane for seeding rain clouds or a new weather control machine built by Dr.Nutzbaum.The discount rate for the new airplane is 9%,while the discount rate for the weather machine is 39% (it happens to have higher market risk) .Which investment should the company select and why? (Assume a 0% inflation rate and that projected costs do not change over time.)
A) Airplane because it has a higher NPV
B) Weather machine because it has a higher NPV
C) Airplane because it has a higher equivalent annual cash flow
D) Weather machine beca
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