Annual Internal Rate of Return Calculation | CFA Level 1 Exam | Test Prep

Calculate the Annual Internal Rate of Return for a Series of Cash Flows

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What is the annual Internal Rate of Return of this series of annual cash flows: Year 0: <$15,000>, Year 1: $5,000, Year 2: $8,000, Year 3: $11,000? (Note that the

<> are used to indicate a negative number).

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On the BAII Plus, press CF 2nd CLRWork 15000 +/- ENTER DownArrow 5000 ENTER DownArrow DownArrow 8000 ENTER DownArrow DownArrow 11000

ENTER DownArrow DownArrow 2nd Quit. Then press Irr CPT. On the HP12C, press these keys: 15000 CHS BlueShift CFo 5000 BlueShift CFj 8000 BlueShift

CFj 11000 BlueShift CFj Then press YellowShift Irr. The "DownArrow" represents the downward-pointing arrow on the top row of the BAII Plus keyboard. Make sure the BAII Plus has the P/Y value set to 1.