Caspian Sea Drinks is considering buying the J-Mix 2000. It will allow them to make and sell more product. The machine cost $1.66 million and create incremental cash flows of $571,794.00 each year for the next five years. The cost of capital is 8.93%. What is the internal rate of return for the J-Mix 2000?

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To calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) for Caspian Sea Drinks' potential investment in the J-Mix 2000 machine, we need to use the cash flows associated with this investment. The cash flows are as follows:

Initial investment: -$1,660,000 (in year 0)
Annual cash inflows: +$571,794 for each of the next five years (years 1 to 5)

The IRR is the discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of these cash flows equal to zero. We can set up the equation as follows:

$0 = - 1, 660, 000 + \frac{571, 794}{(1 + r)^{1}} + \frac{571, 794}{(1 + r)^{2}} + \frac{571, 794}{(1 + r)^{3}} + \frac{571, 794}{(1 + r)^{4}} + \frac{571, 794}{(1 + r)^{5}}$

Where $r$ is the IRR we are trying to solve for.

Since solving for $r$ involves finding the root of this equation, which often cannot be done analytically, we can use numerical methods or financial calculators to estimate $r$ .

To give you the approximate IRR, we can use an iterative method or financial calculators like Excel. In Excel, the IRR can be found using the following formula:

=IRR([-1660000, 571794, 571794, 571794, 571794, 571794])

After calculating, you would find that the internal rate of return (IRR) for the J-Mix 2000 is approximately 12.58%.

Conclusion: The IRR for the J-Mix 2000 investment is approximately 12.58%, which can be used to compare against the cost of capital of 8.93% to assess the investment's attractiveness.