Year Cash Flow (I) Cash Flow (II) 0 $51,000 $14,400 1 24,800 7,800 2 24,800 7,800 3 24,800 7,800 The Sloan Corporation is trying to choose between the following two mutually exclusive design projects:...

Year       Cash Flow (I)   Cash Flow (II)

   0            $51,000            $14,400

   1              24,800              7,800

   2              24,800              7,800

   3              24,800              7,800

The Sloan Corporation is trying to choose between the following two mutually exclusive design projects: a. If the required return is 10 percent and the company applies the profitability index decision rule, which project should the firm accept? b. If the company applies the NPV decision rule, which project should it take? c. Explain why your answers in (a) and (b) are different.