Marleboro Memorial Hospital is expecting its new cancer center to generate the following cash flows:

Givens

Years

0

1

2

3

4

5

Initial investment

($20,000,000)

Net operatios cash flows

($4,000,000)

($6,000,000)

($10,000,000)

($12,000,000)

($25,000,000)

a. Determine the payback for the new cancer center.

b. Determine the net present value using a cost of capital of 12 percent.

c. Determine the net present value at a cost of capital of 16 percent, and compute the internal rate of return.

d. At a 12 percent cost of capital, should the project be accepted? At a16 percent cost of capital, should the project be accepted? Explain.