Net present value calculation) Big Steve's, makers of swizzle sticks, is considering the purchase of a new plastic stamping machine. This investment requires an initial outlay of $90,000 and will generate net cash inflows of $19,000 per year for 11 years. To answer Choose an item questions, click on the orange text and use the pull down menu to select the best answer.

a. What is the project's NPV using a discount rate of 7 percent? (Round to the nearest dollar.)

If the discount rate is 7 percent, then the project's NPV is:

$52,475

Should the project be accepted? Yes the project should be accepted.

The project should be accepted because the NPV is positive and therefore adds value to the firm.

b. What is the project's NPV using a discount rate of 16 percent?

If the discount rate is 16 percent, then the project's NPV is:

????

Should the project be accepted? Why or why not?

c. What is this project's internal rate of return? (Round to two decimal places.)

This project's internal rate of return is:

17.56 %

Should the project be accepted? Why or why not?

If the project's required discount rate is 7%, then the project should be accepted because the IRR is higher than the required discount rate.

If the project's required discount rate is 16%, then the project should be accepted because the IRR is higher than the required discount rate.