Bruceton's Is a Specialty Retailer with Multiple Brick-And-Mortar Stores and a Cost

Bruceton's is a specialty retailer with multiple brick-and-mortar stores and a cost of capital of 16.4 percent.Specialty Imports is a wholesaler of specialty items and has a cost of capital of 12.6 percent.Both firms are considering opening a new store in downtown Chicago at a cost of $1.1 million.Because this type of store would be trendy, it would have a life of only 8 years and no salvage value.The expected annual net cash flow is $229,000, regardless of which firm opens the store.Which company(ies) , if either, should open the Chicago store?

A) Bruceton's only
B) Specialty Imports only
C) Neither company
D) Both companies
E) The answer cannot be determined based on the information provided.

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