Casey Nelson is a divisional manager for Pigeon Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has been above 23% each of the last three years. Casey is considering a capitalbudgeting project that would require a $4,000,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and nosalvage value. Pigeon Company's discount rate is 19 %. The project would provide net operating income each yearfor five years as follows:Sales $3,900,000Variable expenses 1,800,000Contribution margin 2,100,000Fixed expenses:Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $750,000Depreciation 800,000Total fixed expenses 1,550,000Net operating income $ 550,000Click here to view Exhibit 78-1 and Exhibit 7B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.Required:1. What is the project's net present value?2. What is the project's internal rate of return to the nearest whole percent?3. What is the project's simple rate of return?4-a. Would the company went Casey to pursue this investment opportunity?4-b. Would Casey be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity?

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