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IRR function is returning the wrong value

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    IRR function is returning the wrong value

    I'm trying to figure out an Internal Rate of Return for a spreadsheet. The answer is supposed to be: 29.42% however I'm getting 25.94%.

    Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong in my IRR function on the Profitability worksheet? I'm currently using Excel 2007 by the way.
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    Can you supply more information, as far as the data you are using as well as the formula or a version of your spreadsheet saved as an earlier version of Excel?

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    Okay, I'm uploading a 97-2003 version of the spreadsheet.

    Basically, I want to find the Internal Rate of Return for various different Cash Flows that occurred during a 5 year period.

    The function I'm currently using is: =IRR(B9:F9)
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    I think you may have applied the formula to the wrong row.

    If you change your formula to
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    the result is the 29.42% you mention in your original post.

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    Thank you, that worked perfectly.

    Appreciate it.

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