IRR IS THAT POINT WHERE NPV IS EQUAL TO ZERO.
IN THE QUESTION OF IRR DISCOUNT RATE MAY NOT BE GIVEN BUT WE WILL FIND NPV ACCORDING TO OUR ESTIMATE . IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO CALCULATE THE NAV FOR 4-5 TIMES IN A QUESTION
JUST TAKE THE DISCOUNT FACTOR SAY 10% THAN CALCULATE NAV LET THE NPV IS POSITIVE.
SIMILARLY CALCULATE IT WITH 15% , 20% 25% TILL IT IS NEGATIVE THAN APPLY FORMULA
LET THE NPV AT 20% IS 1 AND AT 25% IS -1 THAN IT WOULD BE CALCULATED A FOLLOWS:-
DISCOUNTED FACTOR AT WHICH NPV POSITIVE +DISTANCE TO BE TRAVELLED/DISTANCE ACTUAL TRAVELLED * SLAB
20%+1/2*5%= 22.5%