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 $4,700,000 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			$	4,400,000
Variable expenses				2,000,000
Contribution margin				2,400,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs	$	800,000
Depreciation		940,000
Total fixed expenses				1,740,000
Net operating income			$	660,000

Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-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 $4,700,000 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 follow:s Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: 4,400,000 2.000.000 2,400,000 Advertising, salaries, and other 800,000 940,000 fixed out-of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income 1,740,000 660,000 Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-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-b. Would Casey be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below Req 3 Req 4A Req 1 Req 2 Req 4B What is the project's net present value? (Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) present value