Inter Cell Company wants to participate in the upcoming World’s Fair in Korea. To participate, the firm needs to spend $1.5 million in year 0 to develop a showcase. The showcase will produce a cash flow of $3.75 million at the end of year 1. Then at the end of year 2, $2.31 million must be expended to restore the land on which the showcase was presented to its original condition. Therefore, the project’s expected net cash flows are as follows (in thousands of dollars):

n             Net Cash Flow

0…………………$1,500

1…………………$3,750

2…..…………… -$2,310

(a) Plot the present worth of this investment as a function of i.
(b) Compute the i*s for this investment. Is this a pure investment?
(c) Would you accept this investment at MARR = 14%?