Gardner Company produces a variety of gardening tools and aids. The company is examining the possibility of

Question:

Gardner Company produces a variety of gardening tools and aids. The company is examining the possibility of investing in a new production system that will reduce the costs of the current system. The new system will require a cash investment of $4,607,200 and will produce net cash savings of $800,000 per year. The system has a projected life of nine years.

Required:

Calculate the internal rate of return for the new production system.

Internal Rate of Return
Internal Rate of Return of IRR is a capital budgeting tool that is used to assess the viability of an investment opportunity. IRR is the true rate of return that a project is capable of generating. It is a metric that tells you about the investment...