2. Internal rate of return (IRR) The Internal rate of return (IRR) refers to the compound annual rate of return that a project generates based on its up-front cost and subsequent cash flows. Consider the case of Blue Ulama Mining Company Hlor llama Mining Company is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Sigma) that will require an initial Investment of $900,000 Blue Ulama Mining Company has been basing capital budgeting decisions on a project's NPV; however, its new CFO wants to start using the IRR method for capital budgeting decision. The CFO says that the IRR is a better method because returns in percentage formare cater to understand and compare to required retums, Blue Lama Mining company's WACC 18 W, and project Sigma hos the same risk as the firm's average project ctory The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows: Year Year 1 Year 2 Cash Flow $325,000 $450,000 $425,000 $450,000 Year Year 4 Which of the following is the correct calculation of project Sigma's IRR? 27.93% 29.33% 32.12% O 30.72% ary If this is an independent project, the IRR method states that the firm should If the project's cost of capital were to increase, how would that affect the IRR? The IRR would decrease The IRR would increase. The IRR would not change