Casey Nelson is a divisional manager for Pigeon Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his divisions return on investment (ROI), which has been above 23% each of the last three years. Casey is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $5,620,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Pigeon Companys discount rate is 19%. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows: Sales $ 5,000,000 Variable expenses 2,240,000 Contribution margin 2,760,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $ 860,000 Depreciation 1,124,000 Total fixed expenses 1,984,000 Net operating income $ 776,000 Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. What is the projects net present value? 2. What is the projects internal rate of return to the nearest whole percent? 3. What is the projects 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?

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 23% each of the last three years. Casey is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $5,620,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Pigeon Company's discount rate is 19%. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows: $ 5,000,000 2,240,000 2,760,000 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income $ 860,000 1,124,000 1,984,000 776,000 $ Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-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? 4-6. Would Casey be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Reg 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