ou are a banker to Livingstone Thompson Limited, a textile manufacturing company. Livingstone Thompson Ltd. is planning to establish a new factory overseas. Livingstone Thompson Ltd. have told you that the factory will run for six years and then be sold to a local entity. The Finance Department of Livingstone Thompson Ltd. has estimated the following yearly cash flows: Year Cash Flow (£) 0 -30,000,000 1 8,000,000 2 8,000,000 3 8,000,000 4 8,000,000 5 8,000,000 6 14,000,000 The Financial Manager of Livingstone Thompson Ltd. has decided that the company’s cost of capital of 15% is an appropriate hurdle rate for this project and informed you who will be providing the finance.                                                                                           Calculate the Internal Rate of Return (IRR)of this project. Record it step by step from beginning till the end result using the IRR formulas, but not formulas on excel.  (Received a solution from you but i don't understant why there is a -207,224 on the Net present value at 18.5%.)

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ou are a banker to Livingstone Thompson Limited, a textile manufacturing company. Livingstone Thompson Ltd. is planning to establish a new factory overseas. Livingstone Thompson Ltd. have told you that the factory will run for six years and then be sold to a local entity. The Finance Department of Livingstone Thompson Ltd. has estimated the following yearly cash flows:

Year

Cash Flow (£)

0

-30,000,000

1

8,000,000

2

8,000,000

3

8,000,000

4

8,000,000

5

8,000,000

6

14,000,000

The Financial Manager of Livingstone Thompson Ltd. has decided that the company’s cost of capital of 15% is an appropriate hurdle rate for this project and informed you who will be providing the finance.                                                                                          

  1. Calculate the Internal Rate of Return (IRR)of this project. Record it step by step from beginning till the end result using the IRR formulas, but not formulas on excel. 

(Received a solution from you but i don't understant why there is a -207,224 on the Net present value at 18.5%.)

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