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2. Internal rate of return (IRR)
The internal rate of return (IRR) refers to the compound annual rate of return that a project generates based on its up-front cost and subsequent cash flows. Consider the case of Blue Llama Mining Company:
Blue Llama Mining Company is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Sigma) that will require an initial investment of $850,000.
Blue Llama Mining Company has been basing capital budgeting decisions on a project’s NPV ; however, its new CFO wants to start using the IRR method for capital budgeting decisions. The CFO says that the IRR is a better method because returns in percentage form are easier to understand and compare to required returns. Blue Llama Mining Company’s WACC is 9%, and project Sigma has the same risk as the firm’s average project.
The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows:
Year
|
Cash Flow
|
---|---|
Year 1 | $375,000 |
Year 2 | $500,000 |
Year 3 | $450,000 |
Year 4 | $475,000 |
A. Which of the following is the correct calculation of project Sigma’s IRR?
37.00%
38.85%
29.60%
31.45%
B. If this is an independent project, the IRR method states that the firm should .
C. If the project’s cost of capital were to increase, how would that affect the IRR?
The IRR would decrease.
The IRR would increase.
The IRR would not change.
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