Roberts Company is considering an investment in equipment that is capable of producing more efficiently than the current technology. The outlay required is $2,166,667. The equipment is expected to last five years and will have no salvage value. The expected cash flows associated with the project are as follows: Year Cash Revenues Cash Expenses 1 $2,950,000  $2,300,000  2 2,950,000 2,300,000 3 2,950,000 2,300,000 4 2,950,000 2,300,000 5 2,950,000 2,300,000 The present value tables provided in Exhibit 19B.1 and Exhibit 19B.2 must be used to solve the following problems.

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Roberts Company is considering an investment in equipment that is capable of producing more efficiently than the current technology. The outlay required is $2,166,667. The equipment is expected to last five years and will have no salvage value. The expected cash flows associated with the project are as follows:

Year Cash Revenues Cash Expenses
1 $2,950,000  $2,300,000 
2 2,950,000 2,300,000
3 2,950,000 2,300,000
4 2,950,000 2,300,000
5 2,950,000 2,300,000

The present value tables provided in Exhibit 19B.1 and Exhibit 19B.2 must be used to solve the following problems.

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1. Compute the project’s payback period. If required, round your answer to two decimal places.
fill in the blank 1 years

2. Compute the project’s accounting rate of return. Enter your answer as a whole percentage value (for example, 16% should be entered as "16" in the answer box).
fill in the blank 2 %

3. Compute the project’s net present value, assuming a required rate of return of 10 percent. When required, round your answer to the nearest dollar.
$fill in the blank 3

4. Compute the project’s internal rate of return. Enter your answers as whole percentage values.

Between fill in the blank 4 % and fill in the blank 5 %

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