You are offered an asset costing $600 that has cash flows of $100 at the end of

Question:

You are offered an asset costing $600 that has cash flows of $100 at the end of each of the next 10 years.

a. If the appropriate discount rate for the asset is 8%, should you purchase it?

b. What is the IRR of the asset?

Discount Rate
Depending upon the context, the discount rate has two different definitions and usages. First, the discount rate refers to the interest rate charged to the commercial banks and other financial institutions for the loans they take from the Federal...