Pluto Medical Ltd.is considering purchasing ultrasound equipment for $110,000.The machine will require additional working capital of $6,000.Its anticipated seven-year life will generate additional revenue of $22,000 annually with operating costs, excluding depreciation, of $1,500.At the end of seven years it will have a salvage value of $15,000 and return $6,000 in working capital.Required:
a.If the company has a required rate of return of 9 percent, what is the net present value of the proposed investment?
b.What is the internal rate of return?

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The Answer of Pluto Medical Ltd.is considering purchasing ultrasound equipment for $110,000.The machine will require additional working capital of $6,000.Its anticipated seven-year life will generate additional revenue of $22,000 annually with operating costs, excluding depreciation, of $1,500.At the end of seven years it will have a salvage value of $15,000 and return $6,000 in working capital.Required:
a.If the company has a required rate of return of 9 percent, what is the net present value of the proposed investment?
b.What is the internal rate of return?