Calculate the internal rate of return of the project

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The Drillago Company is involved in searching for locations in which to drill for oil. The firm’s current project requires an initial investment of $15 million and has an estimated life of 10 years. The expected future cash inflows for the project are as shown in the following table.
Year Cash Inflows
1  $            600,000
2             1,000,000
3             1,000,000
4             2,000,000
5             3,000,000
6             3,500,000
7             4,000,000
8             6,000,000
9             8,000,000
10           12,000,000
  The firms current cost of capital is 13%
Solution      
       
  Estimated life (years)                         10  
  Cost-of-capital (r) 13%  
  Initial investment  $      15,000,000  
       
    Year Cash Flow
    0  $    -15,000,000
    1               600,000
    2            1,000,000
    3            1,000,000
    4            2,000,000
    5            3,000,000
    6            3,500,000
    7            4,000,000
    8            6,000,000
    9            8,000,000
    10          12,000,000

By using cell refences to the given data and the function  IRR and an initial estimate of 0.1  Calculate the internal rate of return of the project

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