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Suppose that Galt Ventures, a venture capital firm, raised $250 million of committed capital. Each year over the 10-year life of the fund, 2% of this committed capital will be used to pay Galt's management fee. As is typical in the venture capital industry, Galt will only invest $200 million (committed capital less lifetime management fees) . At the end of 10 years, the investments made by the fund are worth $800 million. Galt also charges 20% carried interest on the profits of the fund (net of management fees) . Assume that Galt collects the $250 million of committed capital and invests $200 million of it immediately. Also assume that Galt collects all proceeds from its investments at the end of the ten-year life.

-The IRR on the investments made by Galt Ventures is closest to:

Definitions:

Lead Time Reduction

A strategy aimed at reducing the time taken from initiating a process to its completion, often used to enhance operational efficiency.

Cost-Saving

A reduction in expenses that increases net income and cash flow, which can be achieved through various methods like improving efficiency or negotiating better terms with suppliers.

Processed Item

An item that has undergone a series of actions or steps to bring it to a specified state, often referring to manufactured or packaged goods.

Lead Time

The elapsed time between starting a unit of product into the beginning of a process and its completion. Also called throughput time.