Microwave Oven Programming, Inc is considering the construction of a new plant. The plant will have an initial cash outlay of $8 million, and will produce cash flows of $3 million at the end of year 1, $4 million at the end of year 2, and $2 million at the end of years 3 through 5. What is the internal rate of return on this new plant?
The internal rate of return on this new plant is
Plant | ||||||
IRR is the rate at which NPV =0 | ||||||
IRR | 0.212553475 | |||||
Year | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Cash flow stream | -8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Discounting factor | 1 | 1.212553 | 1.470286 | 1.7828 | 2.1617407 | 2.621226 |
Discounted cash flows project | -8 | 2.474118 | 2.720559 | 1.121831 | 0.9251803 | 0.763002 |
NPV = Sum of discounted cash flows | ||||||
NPV Plant = | 0.004689592 | |||||
Where | ||||||
Discounting factor = | (1 + IRR)^(Corresponding period in years) | |||||
Discounted Cashflow= | Cash flow stream/discounting factor | |||||
IRR= | 21.26% | |||||
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