Nowadays it is very important to reduce one's carbon "footprint" (how much carbon we produce in our daily lifestyles). Minimizing the use of fossil fuels and instead resorting to renewable sources of energy (e.g., solar energy) are vital to a "sustainable" lifestyle and a lower carbon footprint. Let's consider solar panels that prewarm the water fed to a conventional home water heater. The solar panels have an installed cost of $2,198, and they reduce the homeowner's energy bill by $28.5 per month. The residual value of the solar panels is negligible at the end of their 8-year life. What is the annual effective IRR of this investment? The annual effective IRR of this investment is %. (Round to two decimal places.)

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Nowadays it is very important to reduce one's carbon "footprint" (how much carbon we produce in
our daily lifestyles). Minimizing the use of fossil fuels and instead resorting to renewable sources of
energy (e.g., solar energy) are vital to a "sustainable" lifestyle and a lower carbon footprint. Let's
consider solar panels that prewarm the water fed to a conventional home water heater. The solar
panels have an installed cost of $2,198, and they reduce the homeowner's energy bill by $28.5 per
month. The residual value of the solar panels is negligible at the end of their 8-year life. What is the
annual effective IRR of this investment?
The annual effective IRR of this investment is
%. (Round to two decimal places.)
Transcribed Image Text:Nowadays it is very important to reduce one's carbon "footprint" (how much carbon we produce in our daily lifestyles). Minimizing the use of fossil fuels and instead resorting to renewable sources of energy (e.g., solar energy) are vital to a "sustainable" lifestyle and a lower carbon footprint. Let's consider solar panels that prewarm the water fed to a conventional home water heater. The solar panels have an installed cost of $2,198, and they reduce the homeowner's energy bill by $28.5 per month. The residual value of the solar panels is negligible at the end of their 8-year life. What is the annual effective IRR of this investment? The annual effective IRR of this investment is %. (Round to two decimal places.)
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