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Ursus, Incorporated, is considering a project that would have a nine-year life and would require a $3,132,000 investment in equipment. At the end of nine years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows (Ignore income taxes.): Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin $ 2,400,000 1,550,000 850,000 Fixed expenses: Fixed out-of-pocket cash expenses Depreciation $ 270,000 348,000 618,000 $ 232,000 Net operating income Click here to view Exhibit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided. All of the above items, except for depreciation, represent cash flows. The company's required rate of return is 10%. Required: a. Compute the project's net present value. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) b. Compute the project's internal rate of return. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole percent.) c. Compute the project's payback period. (Round your answer to 2 decimal place.) d. Compute the project's simple rate of return. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole percent.) a. Net present value b. Intemal rate of return % c. Payback period years d. Simple rate of return %