Alberta Inc. is considering investing in two projects, each of which has an initial investment requirement of $\$ 100,000 $. Both A and B are "normal" risk for the company. A has a net present value of $ \$ 25,000 $. B hasa net present value of $ \$ 20,000 $.None of the answers provided$A $ and $B $ are equally valuable.$A $ is better than $B $ because it has a higher net present value and the same risk level.$B $ is better than $A $ because of the risk.There is insufficient information to make a rational choice between A and B.

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