Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
17th Edition
ISBN: 9780134870069
Author: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 5P
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The implied internal rate of return (IRR).

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Hua Xing runs a lawn care service. Buying an additional riding lawn mower will cost $3,000 but would allow her firm to earn $1,000 of additional revenue each year for the next four years. She expects marginal efficiency of capital to be at least 10%. Which statement is an accurate description of this investment opportunity? a) Hua Xing should make the investment because turning $3,000 into $4,000 provides a rate of return of 33%. b) Hua Xing should not make the investment because it has a negative net present value. c) Hua Xing should not make the investment because it provides only a 5.16% return on investment. Od) Hua Xing should make the investment because the internal rate of return exceeds 10%.
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