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Derrick Iverson is a divisional manager for Holston Company. His annual pay raises are largely deWrmined by his division, retum on investment (1301), which has been above 20% each of the la. three years. Derrick is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $3,560,000 investment in .uipment with a u.ful life of five years and no salvage value. Holston Company's discount rate is 15%. The project would provide net operating income ea. year for five years as follows: 
1,750,000 
1,362,000 8 388,000 
Click here to view Exhibit 12134 a. Exhibit 12122 to determine We appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. 
Required: I. Compute We project, n. pre.nt value. 2. Compute We project, simple rate of retum. 36 Would the company want Derrick to pursue this investment opportunity? 3b. Would Derrick be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity,