a$.$ What is the project's NPV using a discount rate of $9$ percent? Should the project be accepted? Why or why not?

b$.$ What is the project's NPV using a discount rate of $13$ percent? Should the project be accepted? Why or why not?

c$.$ What is this project's internal rate of return? Should the project be accepted? Why or why not?

a$.$ If the discount rate is $9$ percent, then the project's NPV is $$52,909.($Round to the nearest dollar.$)$

The project accepted because the NPV is $q,$ and therefore

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