Bill Plans to Open a Do-It-Yourself Dog Bathing Center in a Storefront

question 102

Multiple Choice

Bill plans to open a do-it-yourself dog bathing center in a storefront. The bathing equipment will cost $160,000. Bill expects the after-tax cash inflows to be $40,000 annually for seven years, after
Which he plans to scrap the equipment and retire to the beaches of Jamaica.
Assume the required return is 17%. What is the project's IRR? Should it be accepted?

• A) 12.2%; yes
• B) 12.2%; no
• C) 16.3%; yes
• D) 16.3%; no
• E) 17.0%; indifferent

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