​(Calculating IRR,​ payback, and a missing cash​ flow)   The Merriweather Printing Company is trying to decide on the merits of constructing a new publishing facility. The project is expected to provide a series of positive cash flows for each of the next four years.   The estimated cash flows associated with this project are as​ follows:   Year Project Cash Flow   0     ?         1        ​$800,000 2   400,000 3   300,000 4   500,000   If you know that the project has a regular payback of 2.5 ​years, what is the​ project's IRR?   The IRR of the project is ( ? ) %.​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)

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The Merriweather Printing Company is trying to decide on the merits of constructing a new publishing facility.
The project is expected to provide a series of positive cash flows for each of the next four years.
 
The estimated cash flows associated with this project are as​ follows:
 
Year
Project Cash Flow
 
0
    ?        
1
       ​$800,000
2
  400,000
3
  300,000
4
  500,000
 
If you know that the project has a regular payback of
2.5 ​years, what is the​ project's IRR?
 
The IRR of the project is ( ? ) %.​
(Round to two decimal​ places.)
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