The Yurdone Corporation wants to set up a private cemetery business. According to the CFO, Barry M. Deep, business is "looking up". As a result, the cemetery project will provide a net cash inflow of $101,000 for the firm during the first year, and the cash flows are projected to grow at a rate of 3 percent per year forever. The project requires an initial investment of $1,540,000.



a-1
What is the NPV for the project if Yurdone's required return is 12 percent? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))



NPV $


a-2
If Yurdone requires a return of 12 percent on such undertakings, should the firm accept or reject the project?

Reject
Accept


b.
The company is somewhat unsure about the assumption of a 3 percent growth rate in its cash flows. At what constant growth rate would the company just break even if it still required a return of 12 percent on investment? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))



Constant growth rate %