Suppose your firm is considering investing in a project with the cash flows shown below, that the required rate of return on projects of this risk class is 7 percent, and that the maximum allowable payback and discounted payback statistics for the project are 2.0 and 3.0 years, respectively. Time: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cash flow –$9,800 $1,040 $2,240 $1,440 $1,440 $1,240 $1,040 Use the IRR decision rule to evaluate this project. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
IRR= ____ %