Casey Nelson is a divisional manager for Pigeon Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his division’s return on investment (ROI), which has been above 24% each of the last three years. Casey is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $5,850,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Pigeon Company’s discount rate is 20%. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows: Sales $ 5,200,000 Variable expenses 2,320,000 Contribution margin 2,880,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $ 880,000 Depreciation 1,170,000 Total fixed expenses 2,050,000 Net operating income $ 830,000 Brewer_8e_Rechecks_2020_01_30 Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. What is the project’s net present value? 2. What is the project’s internal rate of return? 3. What is the project’s simple rate of return? 4-a. Would the company want Casey to pursue this investment opportunity? 4-b. Would Casey be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity?