ABC Company Is Considering A Project With The Following

Abc Company Is Considering A Project That Has The Following Cash Flow

ABC Company is considering a project that has the following cash flow data. What is the project's IRR? Enter your answer rounded to two decimal places. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 or 12.345% then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

Year: 0: -$1,100; Year 1: $375; Year 2: $375; Year 3: $375; Year 4: $375; Year 5: $375

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Calculating the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for this project involves identifying the discount rate at which the net present value (NPV) of cash flows equals zero. The cash flows start with an initial outlay of $1,100 and followed by five years of \$375 inflows each. The IRR is found by solving the equation:

\[ 0 = -1100 + \frac{375}{(1 + IRR)} + \frac{375}{(1 + IRR)^2} + \frac{375}{(1 + IRR)^3} + \frac{375}{(1 + IRR)^4} + \frac{375}{(1 + IRR)^5} \]

This equation is typically solved through iterative numerical methods such as the Newton-Raphson method or using financial calculators or spreadsheet functions like Excel’s IRR function. Approximating π, the initial estimate can start around 20% and adjust until the NPV approaches zero.

Applying such calculation, the approximate IRR of this project is approximately 24.29%, rounded to two decimal places.

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  • Bloomberg Terminal or specialized financial calculator software for practical IRR calculations.

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