Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co has a project with initial investment requiring $-120,000 and the following cash flows will be generated because of the project: $27,000; $31,000; $53,000; $41,000; and $29,000 respectively at the end of each year for the next five years. If the required rate of return is 0.17, find the internal rate of return (IRR) of the project.

21.80%

14.87%

15.90%

none of the answers is correct

10.85%

Xylem Inc has a project with initial investment requiring $-240,000 and the following cash flows will be generated because of the project: $60,000; $51,000; $66,000; and $41,000 respectively at the end of each year for the next four years. If the required rate of return is 0.12, find the Net Present Value (NPV) of the project.

-$28,847

-$53,079

-$72,738

none of the answers is correct

-$57,695