project a has cash flows of –$74,900, $18,400, $26,300, and $57,100 for years 0 to 3, respectively. project b has cash flows of –$79,000, $18,400, $22,700, and $51,500 for years 0 to 3, respectively. both projects are independent. neither project has any salvage value. both projects have a discount rate of 11.5 percent. should you accept or reject these projects based on the internal rate of return?

Varto company has 9,400 units of its sole product in inventory that it produced last year at a cost of $23 each. this year’s model is superior to last year’s, and the 9,400 units cannot be sold at last year’s regular selling price of $42 each. varto has two alternatives for these items: (1) they can be sold to a wholesaler for $8 each, or (2) they can be reworked at a cost of $251,100 and then sold for $34 each. prepare an analysis to determine whether varto should sell the products as is or rework them and then sell them.