Consider a project that costs $100,000 and yields a return of $30,000 for five years. At the end of the fifth year, there is a cost of $20,000 to dispose of the waste from the project. Should the project be undertaken if the discount rate is 0? 10 per- cent? 15 percent? The interest rate at which the net present discounted value of the project is zero is referred to as the internal rate of return of the project.

Consider a project that costs $100,000 and yields a return of $30,000 for five years. At the end of the fifth year, there is a cost of $20,000 to dispose of the waste from the project. Should the project be undertaken if the discount rate is 0? 10 per- cent? 15 percent? The interest rate at which the net present discounted value of the project is zero is referred to as the internal rate of return of the project.

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

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ISBN:9781337106665

Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Publisher:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Chapter5: Investment Decisions: Look Ahead And Reason Back

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