Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,915,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The companys discount rate is 16%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows:

Sales		$ 2,863,000
Variable expenses		1,014,000
Contribution margin		1,849,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs	$ 781,000
Depreciation	583,000
Total fixed expenses		1,364,000
Net operating income		$ 485,000

Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.

6. What is the projects internal rate of return?