           PROFITABILITY INDEX OF A PROJECT                                     
                                                                                
THE PROFITABILITY INDEX OF A PROJECT IS SIMPLY THE PRESENT                      
VALUE OF THE FUTURE (EXPECTED) NET CASH FLOWS DIVIDED BY THE                    
INITIAL CASH OUTLAY. AS LONG AS THE PROFITABILITY INDEX IS                      
GREATER THAN 1 THE INVESTMENT IS ACCEPTABLE.                                    
                                                                                
IN THIS PROGRAM THE USER INPUTS THE CASH FLOWS OVER THE                         
LIFE OF A PROJECT(UP TO 100). EXCEPT FOR THE INITIAL COST                       
A NEGATIVE CASH FLOW MEANS CASH OUTFLOW. THE USER ALSO                          
ENTERS  THE INTEREST RATE WHICH THE PROJECT IS CAPITALIZED                      
UNDER (I.E. RETURN DESIRED). THE PROGRAM OUTPUTS THE                            
PROFITABILITY INDEX.                                                            
                                                                                
PRESS ENTER TO BEGIN?                                                           
ENTER RETURN DESIRED FOR THIS PROJECT(%) ? 12                                   
ENTER INITIAL CASH OUTLAY FOR THE PROJECT? 345678                               
INPUT CASH FLOW FOR YEAR  1 (-9999 ENDS)? 9123                                  
INPUT CASH FLOW FOR YEAR  2 (-9999 ENDS)? 5678                                  
INPUT CASH FLOW FOR YEAR  3 (-9999 ENDS)? 7892                                  
INPUT CASH FLOW FOR YEAR  4 (-9999 ENDS)? 8912                                  
INPUT CASH FLOW FOR YEAR  5 (-9999 ENDS)? -9999                                 
                                                                                
INITIAL CASH COST OF PROJECT =  345678                                          
PRESENT VALUE OF FUTURE CASH FLOWS =  23953.1                                   
PROFITABILITY INDEX EQUALS  6.92931E-2                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
PRESS ENTER FOR MORE COMPUTATION? -1                                            
