Investment Option "South" This potential investment is less risky and shorter term, so it has a minimum rate of return of 8.10%. This investment would require an initial outlay of cash of $168,000, and at the end of the 5-year life of this investment EXS Corporation is expected to have to pay a wind-down cost of $16,800. For the first 4 years of this investment, net annual cash inflows are expected to be $42.500 and for the last year of the investment, the net annual cash inflow is expected to be $106,250