You are considering constructing a new plant in a remote wilderness area to process the ore from a planned mining operation. You anticipate that the plant will take a year to build and cost

$ 96 million upfront. Once built, it will generate cash flows of $ 12 million per year starting two years from today. In 21 years, after its 20th year of operation, the mine will run out of ore and you expect to pay $ 144 million to shut the plant down and restore the area to its pristine state. Using a cost of capital of 12 %

:a. What is the NPV of the project?

b. Is using the IRR rule reliable for this project? Explain.

c. What are the IRRs of this project?

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Part 1

a. What is the NPV of the project?

The NPV of the project is

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million. (Round to one decimal place.)

Part 2

b. Is using the IRR rule reliable for this project? Explain.(Select the best choice below.)

A.

Yes, the IRR rule is reliable, because the project has a negative net present value.

B.

Yes, the IRR rule is reliable, because the project has a negative cash flow that comes after the positive ones.

C.

No, the IRR rule is not reliable, because the project has a negative net present value.

D.

No, the IRR rule is not reliable, because the project has a negative cash flow that comes after the positive ones.

Part 3

c. What are the IRRs of this project?

The IRRs of this project in ASCENDING order are

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%

and

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%.

(Round to two decimal places.)