Question

Kanye Company is evaluating the purchase of a rebuilt spot-welding machine to be used in the manufacture of a new product. The machine will cost $178,000, has an estimated useful life of 7 years, a salvage value of zero, and will increase net annual cash flows by $36,562.

What is its approximate internal rate of return? (Round answer to 0 decimal place, e.g. 13%.)
Internal rate of return

Answer 1

Answer: 10%

Step-by-step explanation:

You can use Excel to solve for this.

The investment will be in negative as shown below.

Input the increase in net annual cash flows 7 times to represent 7 years.

IRR = 9.9999%

= 10%