12-17 (Algo) Net Present Value Analysis; Internal Rate of Return; Simple Rate of Return [LO12-2 LO12-3, LO12-6] Casey Nelson is a divisional manager for Pigeon Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his division's return on Investment (ROI), which has been above 21% each of the last three years. Casey is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $3,700,000 Investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Pigeon Company's discount rate is 17%. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin $ 3,600,000 1,680,000 1,920,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out- of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses $720,000 740,000 1,460,000 $460,000 Net operating income Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 128-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. What is the project's net present value? 2. What is the project's internal rate of return to the nearest whole percent? 3. What is the project's simple rate of return? 4-a. Would the company want Casey to pursue this investment opportunity? 4-b. Would Casey be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. ces Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 4B What is the project's net present value? (Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount Net present value Reg Req 2 > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 48 What is the project's internal rate of return? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percentage, L.e. 0.123 should be considered as 12%.) Internal rate of return es Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 4B What is the project's simple rate of return? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Simple rate of return % < Req 2 Req 4A >