you are a consultant to a firm evaluating an expansion of its current business. The cash-flow forecasts (in millions of dollars) for the project are as follows:

Years Cash

Flow

0 -100

1 - 10 +17

On the basis of the behavior of the firm's stock, you believe that the beta of the firm is 1.44. Assume that the rate of return available on risk-free investments is 5% and that the expected rate of return on the market portfolio is 11%.

a.What is the project IRR?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b.What is the cost of capital for the project?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

c.Does the accept-reject decision using IRR agree with the decision using NPV?

Yes

No