Aproperty was acquired for $950,000 and then produced cash flows of $100,000, $120,000, $135,000, $135,000, and $125,000 at the end of years one through five, respectively. the property was then sold for $1,200,000 at the end of the fifth year. what was the internal rate of return for this investment?

IRR= 17%

Explanation:

The internal rate of return is the profitability (IRR) of the money that remains invested during a project life. To calculated we need to use the net present value formula (NPV). The IRR is the rate at which the NPV is cero. I attached the formula but it is better to calculate the IRR using excel.

First, you have to copy all cash flows including the investment with a negative sign. Then you use the financial formula "IRR" in this way:

"=IRR(C3:C8)" (I attached the excel figure)

In this case, you have to sum the cash flow produced by the property plus the earnings of the its sale on year 5.

there are so many examples for that in different areas, like biology experiment carried out in our lab recently.

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