If Dr. Smith buys a machine for $5,000 as is able to improve the earnings of her practice by $2,000 a year for five years, and then can sell the machine for $600 as scrap. What is the IRR?

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If Dr. Smith buys a machine for $5,000 as is able to improve the earnings of her practice by $2,000 a year for five years, and then can sell the machine for $600 as scrap. What is the IRR

 

discount rate
Present value
IRR
year
0
1
2
3
199
4
5
amount
-5.000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,600
0.15
PV
-5,000
1,739
1,512
1,315
1.144
1,293
Cumulative
PV
-5,000
Transcribed Image Text:discount rate Present value IRR year 0 1 2 3 199 4 5 amount -5.000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,600 0.15 PV -5,000 1,739 1,512 1,315 1.144 1,293 Cumulative PV -5,000
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