Melton Manufacturing Ltd is considering two alternative investment projects. The first project calls for a major renovation of the company's manufacturing facility. The second involves replacing just a few obsolete pieces of equipment in the facility. The company will choose one project or the other this year, but it will not do both. The cash flows associated with each project appear below and the firm discounts project cash flows at 10%. Year Renovate Replace -$4,000,000 -$1,300,000 1,000,000 700,000 300,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3 2,000,000 2,000,000 150,000 150,000

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1. Calvulate the internal rate of return(IRR) of each project and based on this criterion. Indicate which project you would recommend or acceptance.  

Melton Manufacturing Ltd is considering two alternative investment projects. The first project calls for a
major renovation of the company's manufacturing facility. The second involves replacing just a few
obsolete pieces of equipment in the facility. The company will choose one project or the other this year,
but it will not do both. The cash flows associated with each project appear below and the firm discounts
project cash flows at 10%.
Year
Renovate
Replace
-$1,300,000
1,000,000
700,000
-$4,000,000
1
2,000,000
2
2,000,000
3
2,000,000
2,000,000
300,000
4
150,000
5
2,000,000
150,000
Transcribed Image Text:Melton Manufacturing Ltd is considering two alternative investment projects. The first project calls for a major renovation of the company's manufacturing facility. The second involves replacing just a few obsolete pieces of equipment in the facility. The company will choose one project or the other this year, but it will not do both. The cash flows associated with each project appear below and the firm discounts project cash flows at 10%. Year Renovate Replace -$1,300,000 1,000,000 700,000 -$4,000,000 1 2,000,000 2 2,000,000 3 2,000,000 2,000,000 300,000 4 150,000 5 2,000,000 150,000
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IRR is a discount rate that equate present value of all cash inflows with initial investment. In other words, IRR is internal rate of return of project at which net present value(NPV) is zero.

IRR can be calculated by using excel IRR function

formula is =IRR(Values,[guess])

Project with higher IRR will be preferred 

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