196  Section 13: Investment Analysis 
 
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Example:
 An investor has the following unconventional investment opportunity. 
The cash flows are: 
Group  # of Months  Cash Flow ($)
0 1 –180,000 
1 5 100,000 
2 5 –100,000 
3 9  0 
4 1 200,000 
Calculate the MIRR using a safe rate of 6% and a reinvestment (risk) rate of 10%. 
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200,000.00
Last cash flow. 
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657,152.37
NPV of positive cash 
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-657,152.37
 
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775,797.83
NFV of positive cash 
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NPV of negative cash 
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0.81 
Monthly MIRR 
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9.70 
Annual MIRR.