Consider the following projects, X and Y where the firm can only ...

[kshipps]

Consider the following projects, X and Y where the firm can only choose one. Project X costs 600 and has cash flows of 400 in each of the next 2 years.
 
  Project Y also costs 600, and generates cash flows of 500 and 275 for the next 2 years, respectively. Which investment should the firm choose if the cost of capital is 25 percent?
  A) Project X, since it has a higher NPV than Project Y
  B) Project Y, since it has a higher NPV than Project X
  C) neither, since both the projects have negative NPV
  D) neither, since both the projects have positive NPV

Question 2

Preferred stock is characterized by ________.
 
  A) voting rights
  B) maturity date
  C) quasi-debt nature
  D) preemptive rights

[moormoney]

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C