150000 100000 50000 0 NPV 1 2. 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 -50000 -100000 - 150000 -200000 Discount Rate The owner of a hair salon spends $1,000,000 to renovate its premises, estimating that this will increase her cash flow by $220,000 per year. She constructs the above graph, which shows the net present value (NPV) as a function of the discount rate. If her discount rate is 5.5%, should she accept the project? No, because the NPV is positive at that rate. No, because the NPV is negative at that rate. Yes, because the NPV is positive at that rate. Yes, because the IRR is lower than the discount rate. No, because the NPV is positive at that rate