The internal rate of return (IRR) refers to the compound annual rate of return that a project generates based on its up-front cost and subsequent cash flow5, Consider the case of Blue Lama Mining Company: Blue Uama Mining Company is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Sigma) that will require an initial investment of $750,000. The company has been basing capital budgeting decisions on a project's NPV; however, its new CFO wants to start using the IRR method for capital budgeting decisions. The CFO says that the IRR is a better method because returns in percentage form are easier to understand and compare to required returns. Blue Uama Mining Company's WACC is 10%, and project Sigma has the same risk as the firm's average project. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows: Which of the following is the correct calculation of project Sigma's IRR? 34.85% 41,0046 36.90% Which of the following is the correct calculation of project Sigma's IRR? 34.85%41.00%36.90%38.95% If this is an independent project, the IRR method states that the firm should If mutually exclusive projects are proposed that both have an IRR greater than the necessary WACC, the IRR method states that the firm should accept: the groject with the greatest IRR, assuming that both projects have the same risk as the firm's average project. the project with the greater future cash inflows, assuming that both projects have the same risk as the firm's average project. the project that requires the lowest initiol investment, assuming that both projects have the same risk as the firmis average project