Assume that you purchase a property for $500,000 and it generates annual cash flows of $30,000 in Years 1-3; and $75,000 in Years 4 & 5.  You are able to sell it at the end of Year 5 for $600,000.  Calculate the IRR for this investment property.

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Assume that you purchase a property for $500,000 and it generates annual cash flows of $30,000 in Years 1-3; and $75,000 in Years 4 & 5.  You are able to sell it at the end of Year 5 for $600,000.  Calculate the IRR for this investment property.

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Business entities determine the Internal rate of return so as to predict the yearly growth rate that they expect to be made from the investment. Finding the rate of discount at which the present value of future cash inflows equals the original cash outflow is the ultimate goal of IRR.

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