Using the internal rate of return to compare investment opportunities Dole and Nance (D&N) is a partnership

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Using the internal rate of return to compare investment opportunities Dole and Nance (D&N) is a partnership that owns a small company. It is considering two alternative investment opportunities. The first investment opportunity will have a five-year useful life, will cost

$9,335.16, and will generate expected cash inflows of $2,400 per year. The second investment is expected to have a useful life of three years, will cost $6,217.13, and will generate expected cash inflows of $2,500 per year. Assume that D&N has the funds available to accept only one of the opportunities.

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a. Calculate the internal rate of return of each investment opportunity.

b. Based on the internal rates of return, which opportunity should D&N select?

c. Discuss other factors that D&N should consider in the investment decision.

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Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts

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Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Bor-Yi Tsay, Philip Olds

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