Your firm is considering overhauling its production plant. The engineering team has come up with two...

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Your firm is considering overhauling its production plant. The engineering team has come up with two proposals, one for a minor overhaul and one for a major overhaul. The two options have the following cash flows (in millions of dollars): Proposal Minor Overhaul Major Overhaul 1 0 -10 6 6 <-50 25 25 2 3 6 25 What is the IRR of each proposal? What is the incremental IRR? If the cost of capital for both of these projects is 12%, what should your firm do? Which project would you set as your default? Your firm is considering overhauling its production plant. The engineering team has come up with two proposals, one for a minor overhaul and one for a major overhaul. The two options have the following cash flows (in millions of dollars): Proposal Minor Overhaul Major Overhaul 1 0 -10 6 6 <-50 25 25 2 3 6 25 What is the IRR of each proposal? What is the incremental IRR? If the cost of capital for both of these projects is 12%, what should your firm do? Which project would you set as your default?

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