Acompany is considering a 5-year project. the company plans to invest $60,000 now and it forecasts cash flows for each year of $16,200. the company requires a hurdle rate of 12%. calculate the internal rate of return to determine whether it should accept this project. selected factors for a present value of an annuity of 1 for five years are shown below: interest rate present value of an annuity of $1 factor for year 5 10% 3.7908 12% 3.6048 14% 3.4331

Biochemical corp. requires $600,000 in financing over the next three years. the firm can borrow the funds for three years at 10.80 percent interest per year. the ceo decides to do a forecast and predicts that if she utilizes short-term financing instead, she will pay 7.50 percent interest in the first year, 12.15 percent interest in the second year, and 8.25 percent interest in the third year. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a)determine the total interest cost under each plan. a) long term fixed rate: b) short term fixed rate: b) which plan is less costly? a) long term fixed rate plan b) short term variable rate plan