owadays it is very important to reduce​ one's carbon​ "footprint" (how much carbon we produce in our daily​ lifestyles). Minimizing the use of fossil fuels and instead resorting to renewable sources of energy​ (e.g., solar​ energy) are vital to a​ "sustainable" lifestyle and a lower carbon footprint.​ Let's consider solar panels that prewarm the water fed to a conventional home water heater. The solar panels have an installed cost of ​$2,200​, and they reduce the​ homeowner's energy bill by ​$315 per year. The residual value of the solar panels is ​$418 at the end of their 12​-year life. What is the annual IRR of this​ investment? Use the ​trial-and-error method starting with an initial guess  of 12​% The annual IRR of this investment is.  ( round two decimal places)

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Nowadays it is very important to reduce​ one's carbon​ "footprint" (how much carbon we produce in our daily​ lifestyles). Minimizing the use of fossil fuels and instead resorting to renewable sources of energy​ (e.g., solar​ energy) are vital to a​ "sustainable" lifestyle and a lower carbon footprint.​ Let's consider solar panels that prewarm the water fed to a conventional home water heater. The solar panels have an installed cost of ​$2,200​, and they reduce the​ homeowner's energy bill by ​$315 per year. The residual value of the solar panels is ​$418 at the end of their 12​-year life. What is the annual IRR of this​ investment? Use the ​trial-and-error method starting with an initial guess  of 12​%

The annual IRR of this investment is.  ( round two decimal places) 

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