Derrick Iverson is a divisional manager for Holston Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his division's return on Investment (ROI), which has been above 20% each of the last three years. Derrick is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $3,050,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Holston Company's discount rate is 16%. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs Depreciation $600,000 610,000 $2,600,000 1,050,000 1,550,000 Total fixed expenses Net operating income 1,210,000 $ 340,000 Click here to view Exhibit 7B-1 and Exhibit 7B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Compute the project's net present value. 2. Compute the project's simple rate of return. 3a. Would the company want Derrick to pursue this investment opportunity?