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Hosier and Wogan (H&W) is a partnership that owns a small company. It is conside

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Question

Hosier and Wogan (H&W) is a partnership that owns a small company. It is considering two alternative investment opportunities. The first investment opportunity will have a three-year useful life, will cost $10,267.84, and will generate expected cash inflows of $3,700 per year. The second investment is expected to have a useful life of four years, will cost $8,200.84, and will generate expected cash inflows of $2,700 per year. Assume that H&W has the funds available to accept only one of the opportunities. (PV of $1 and PVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

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Calculate the internal rate of return of each investment opportunity.

Explanation / Answer

First Investment Details Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Cash Flows    (10,267.84)        3,700.00          3,700.00       3,700.00 Discount Factor @4.0%                       1            0.9615             0.9246           0.8890 PV of cash Flows          (10,268)              3,558                3,421             3,289 NPV                     (0) So IRR is 4.0% for 1st option Second Investment Details Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Cash Flows       (8,200.84)        2,700.00          2,700.00       2,700.00            2,700.00 Discount Factor @12%                       1            0.8929             0.7972           0.7118               0.6355 PV of cash Flows       (8,200.84)        2,410.71          2,152.42       1,921.81            1,715.90 NPV                 0.00 So IRR is 12% for 2nd option