The internal rate of return (IRR) refers to the compound annual rote of return that a project generates based on its up-front cost and subscquent cJ flows, Consider this case: Blve Lama Mining Company is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Deita) that will require an initial investment of $1,500,000. Blue Uama Mining Company has been basing capital budgeting decisions on a project's NFV; however, its new CFO wants to start using the IRR method for capital budgeting decisions. The CFO savs that the IRR is a better method because percentages and returns are easier to understand and to compere to required retums. Blue Uama Mining Company's WACC is 10%, and project Delta has the same risk as the firms average project. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows: Which of the following is the correct calculation of project Delta's IRR? 3.74% 2.99% 4.30% 3.37% If this is an independent project, the IRR method states that the firm should If the project's cost of capital were to increase, how would that affect the IRI The IRR would decrease. The IRR would not change. The IRR would increase