Management of Sunland, Inc., is considering switching to a new production technology. The cost of the required equipment will be $4,000,000 . The discount rate is 13 percent. The cash flows that the firm expects the new technology to generate are as follows. Years   CF 1–2   0 3–5   $915,000 6–9   $1,470,000 a. Compute the payback and discounted payback periods for the project. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) The payback for the project ___ is years, and the discounted payback period is ____ years. b. What is the NPV for the project? Should the firm go ahead with the project? (Enter negative amounts using negative sign e.g. -45.25. Do not round discount factors. Round intermediate calculations to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,525 and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) The NPV of the project is $___, and using the NPV rule the project should be (rejected or accepted). c. What is the IRR, and what would be the decision based on the IRR? (Round answer to 3 decimal places, e.g. 15.256%.) The IRR of the project is _____%, and using IRR rule the project should be (Rejected or accepted)?

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Management of Sunland, Inc., is considering switching to a new production technology. The cost of the required equipment will be $4,000,000 . The discount rate is 13 percent. The cash flows that the firm expects the new technology to generate are as follows.

Years   CF
1–2   0
3–5   $915,000
6–9   $1,470,000



a. Compute the payback and discounted payback periods for the project. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)

The payback for the project ___ is years, and the discounted payback period is ____ years.


b. What is the NPV for the project? Should the firm go ahead with the project? (Enter negative amounts using negative sign e.g. -45.25. Do not round discount factors. Round intermediate calculations to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,525 and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)

The NPV of the project is $___, and using the NPV rule the project should be (rejected or accepted).



c. What is the IRR, and what would be the decision based on the IRR? (Round answer to 3 decimal places, e.g. 15.256%.)

The IRR of the project is _____%, and using IRR rule the project should be (Rejected or accepted)?
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