Internal Rate of Return for Machine Comparison

Internal Rate of Return

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Genuine Products Inc. requires a new machine. Two companies have submitted bids, and you have been assigned the task of choosing one of the machines.

Cash flow analysis indicates the following:

Year Machine AMachine B -

0-$2,000-$2,000

1 0 832

2 0 832

3 0 832

4 3,877 832

What is the internal rate of return for each machine?

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A. B. C. D. E.

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Solve for numerical PVIF and PVIFA then obtain corresponding interest rate from table Machine A $2,000 = $3,877(PVIF(IrrA,4))

0.51586 = PVIFA(IrrA,4)

IRR(A) = 18%.

Machine B $2,000 = $832(PVIFA(IrrB,4))

2.40385 = PVIFA(IrrB,4)

IRR(B) = 24%.