Flounder Hammocks is consideringthe purchase of a new weaving machine to prepare fabric for its hammocks. The machine under consideration costs $84,282 and will save the company $12,000 in direct labor costs. It is expected to last 10 years. Click here to view the factor table. (a) Calculate the internal rate of return on the weaving machine. (Round answer to 0 decimal place, {2.3. 15.) Internal rate of return % (b) If Flounder uses a 9% hurdle rate, should the company invest in the machine? 4} APPENDIX 9.1 Present value of $1 received in n periods. Periods 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 16% 18% 20% 0.9615 0.9524 0.9434 0.9346 0.9259 0.9174 0.9091 0.9009 0.8929 0.8850 0.8772 0.8621 0.8475 0.8333 0.9246 0.9070 0.8900 0.8734 0.8573 0.8417 0.8264 0.8116 0.7972 0.7831 0.7695 0.7432 0.7182 0.6944 UAWNH 0.8890 0.8638 0.8396 0.8163 0.7938 0.7722 0.7513 0.7312 0.7118 0.6931 0.6750 0.6407 0.6086 0.5787 0.8548 0.8227 0.7921 0.7629 0.7350 0.7084 0.6830 0.6587 0.6355 0.6133 0.5921 0.5523 0.5158 0.4823 0.8219 0.7835 0.7473 0.7130 0.6806 0.6499 0.6209 0.5935 0.5674 0.5428 0.5194 0.4761 0.4371 0.4019 0.7903 0.7462 0.7050 0.6663 0.6302 0.5963 0.5645 0.5346 0.5066 0.4803 0.4556 0.4104 0.3704 0.3349 0.7599 0.7107 0.6651 0.6227 0.5835 0.5470 0.5132 0.4817 0.4523 0.4251 0.3996 0.3538 0.3139 0.2791 0.7307 0.6768 0.6274 0.5820 0.5403 0.5019 0.4665 0.4339 0.4039 0.3762 0.3506 0.3050 0.2660 0.2326 0.7026 0.6446 0.5919 0.5439 0.5002 0.4604 0.4241 0.3909 0.3606 0.3329 0.3075 0.2630 0.2255 0.1938 10 0.6756 0.6139 0.5584 0.5083 0.4632 0.4224 0.3855 0.3522 0.3220 0.2946 0.2697 0.2267 0.1911 0.1615 11 0.6496 0.5847 0.5268 0.4751 0.4289 0.3875 0.3505 0.3173 0.2875 0.2607 0.2366 0.1954 0.1619 0.1346 12 0.6246 0.5568 0.4970 0.4440 0.3971 0.3555 0.3186 0.2858 0.2567 0.2307 0.2076 0.1685 0.1372 0.1122 13 0.6006 0.5303 0.4688 0.4150 0.3677 0.3262 0.2897 0.2575 0.2292 0.2042 0.1821 0.1452 0.1163 0.0935 14 0.5775 0.5051 0.4423 0.3878 0.3405 0.2992 0.2633 0.2320 0.2046 0.1807 0.1597 0.1252 0.0985 0.0779 15 0.5553 0.4810 0.4173 0.3624 0.3152 0.2745 0.2394 0.2090 0.1827 0.1599 0.1401 0.1079 0.0835 0.0649 16 0.5339 0.4581 0.3936 0.3387 0.2919 0.2519 0.2176 0.1883 0.1631 0.1415 0.1229 0.0930 0.0708 0.0541 17 0.5134 0.4363 0.3714 0.3166 0.2703 0.2311 0.1978 0.1696 0.1456 0.1252 0.1078 0.0802 0.0600 0.0451 18 0.4936 0.4155 0.3503 0.2959 0.2502 0.2120 0.1799 0.1528 0.1300 0.1108 0.0946 0.0691 0.0508 0.0376 19 0.4746 0.3957 0.3305 0.2765 0.2317 0.1945 0.1635 0.1377 0.1161 0.0981 0.0829 0.0596 0.0431 0.0313 20 0.4564 0.3769 0.3118 0.2584 0.2145 0.1784 0.1486 0.1240 0.1037 0.0868 0.0728 0.0514 0.0365 0.0261 $1 PVn = (1 + i)n