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IRR

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › IRR

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  • September 12, 2020 at 8:58 am #585260
    sadafwaheed1
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    Hello sir . Can you please tell me if in a question we are provided two positive NPV
    I.e
    at discount rate of 5% 69700positive
    At discount rate 14% 16000positive
    At discount rate 20% 10500negative
    How to know which one should be taken in the formula to calculate IRR

    September 12, 2020 at 9:28 am #585275
    John Moffat
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    Take the rate closest to the rate giving the negative NPV. So in this case 15% and 20%.

    As I explaining my free lectures, any answer will be only an approximation because of non-linearity, but the close the interest rates used are then the better the approximation will be.

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