Omega Company is considering three capital expenditure projects. Relevant data for the projects are as follows.

Annual

Life of

Project

Investment

Income

Project

22A

$240,000

$13,300

6 years

23A

270,000

21,000

9 years

24A

288,000

20,000

8 years

Annual income is constant over the life of the project. Each project is expected to have zero salvage value at the end of the project. Omega Company uses the straight line method of depreciation.

Instructions

(a) Determine the internal rate of return for each project. Round the internal rate of return factor to three decimals.

(b) If Omega Company’s minimum required rate of return is 11%, which projects are acceptable?