Discount rate indifferent between two contracts


Question: Steve Hawke is a big football star who has been offered contracts by two different teams. The payments (in millions of dollars) under the two contracts are shown below:

Team A    Team B
Year    Cash Payment    Cash Payment
0    $8.0    $2.5
1    4.0       4.0
2    4.0       4.0
3    4.0       8.0
4    4.0       8.0

Steve plans to accept the contract that provides him with the highest net present value. At what discount rate would he be indifferent between the two contracts?

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