King’s department store is contemplating the purchase of a new machine at a cost of $31,144. the machine will provide $4,000 per year in cash flow for fourteen years. king’s has a cost of capital of 11 percent. use appendix d for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the financial calculator method. a. what is the internal rate of return? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. should the project be undertaken? yes no

Self-interest achieve society’s economic goals because producers know which goods consumers want the most. as consumers and producers exercise their freedom to act in their own self-interest, markets will produce the desired goods at the lowest possible cost. consumers and producers both operate based on society’s economic goals. consumers know which goods can be produced at the lowest cost. there is a wide variety of desired goods and services in a market system because producers determine what to produce. consumers change their minds frequently. there is always a need to produce something new and improved. individual wants are diverse. what is produced is ultimately determined by consumers, because if the goods offered are not what consumers want, consumers will not buy them. producers, because they are driven by profits. producers, because they determine what to produce. consumers, because they participate in marketing surveys.