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Blue Chip Ltd has made an initial investment of R200 000 in a new project. Due to unfortunate miscalculations, an additional R100 000 had to be invested to start up the project successfully. The cost of capital is 11.5%.The investment is expected to generate the following cash inflows over the next five years:
| Year 1: | R 20 000 |
| Year 2: | R 100 000 |
| Year 3: | R 400 000 |
| Year 4: | R 400 000 |
| Year 5: | R 500 000 |
The IRR is ...; therefore, the investment should ...