our factory has been offered a contract to produce a part for a new printer. The contract would last for $33$ years and your cash flows from the contract would be $$$$4\mathrm{.}824\mathrm{.}82$ million per year. Your upfront setup costs to be ready to produce the part would be $$$$8\mathrm{.}238\mathrm{.}23$ million. Your discount rate for this contract is $7\mathrm{.}9\%7\mathrm{.}9\%.$

a$.$ What is the$$ IRR?

b$.$ The NPV is $ $4\mathrm{.}21$$$4\mathrm{.}21$million$,$ which is$$ positive, so the NPV rule says to accept the project. Does the IRR rule agree with the NPV$$ rule?