Shields Company has gathered the following data on a proposed investment project: (Ignore income taxes.)

Investment required in equipment	$490,000
Annual cash inflows	$90,000
Salvage value	$0
Life of the investment	10 years
Discount rate	7%

Click here to view Exhibit 13B-2 to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

The internal rate of return on the investment is closest to: (Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places and final answer to the closest interest rate.)

13%

11%

9%

15%