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Caspian Sea Drinks is considering the purchase of a plum juicer - the PJX5. There is no planned increase in production. The PJX5 will reduce costs by squeezing more juice from each plum and doing so in a more efficient manner. Mr. Bensen gave Derek the following information. What is the IRR of the PJX5? a. The PJX5 will cost $1.82 million fully installed and has a 10 year life. It will be depreciated to a book value of $279,913.00 and sold for that amount in year 10. b. The Engineering Department spent $30,706.00 researching the various juicers. C. Portions of the plant floor have been redesigned to accommodate the juicer at a cost of $16,537.00. d. The PJX5 will reduce operating costs by $435,409.00 per year. e. CSD's marginal tax rate is 29.00%. f. CSD is 57.00% equity-financed. g. CSD's 10.00-year, semi-annual pay, 5.81% coupon bond sells for $952.00. h. CSD's stock currently has a market value of $20.88 and Mr. Bensen believes the market estimates that dividends will grow at 2.72% forever. Next year's dividend is projected to be $1.56. Submit Answer format: Percentage Round to: 2 decimal places (Example: 9.24%, % sign required. Will accept decimal format rounded to 4 decimal places (ex: 0.0924))