Buxton Community is expecting its new dialysis unit to generate the following cash flows:

Givens

Years

0

1

2

3

4

5

Initial investment

($10,000,000)

Net operatios cash flows

($1,500,000)

($2,000,000)

($4,000,000)

($7,000,000)

($14,000,000)

a. Determine the payback for the new dialysis unit.

b. Determine the NPV using a cost of capital of 11 percent.

c. Determine the NPV at a cost of capital of 20 percent and compute the IRR.

d. At an 11 percent cost of capital, should the project be accepted? At a 20 percent cost of capital, should the project be accepted? Explain.