Question

Grand Banks Mining Inc. plans a project to strip-mine a wilderness area. Setting up operations and initial digging will cost $5 million. The first year's operations are expected to be slow and to net a positive cash flow of only $500,000. Then there will be four years of $2 million cash flows after which the ore will run out. Closing the mine and restoring the environment in the sixth year will cost $1 million.

1. Calculate the project's NPV at a cost of capital of 12%. Enter your answers in dollars and not in millions of dollars. Use a minus sign to indicate a negative NPV. Round PVF values in intermediate calculations to four decimal places. Do not round any other intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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2. Calculate the project's IRR. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to nearest whole percentage.
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Answer 1

Question a:

Therefore, NPV of the Project is $870,267

Question b:

Therefore, IRR of the Project is 15%