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Answer: | ||||||
Calculation of payback period | ||||||
Formula | ||||||
Payback period = Year before full recovery of cost + Balance cost to be recovered/cash inflow during the year | ||||||
Calculation of cummulative cash inflow | ||||||
Year | Cash inflows | Cummulative inflows | ||||
1 | 500.00 | 500.00 | ||||
2 | 500.00 | 1,000.00 | ||||
3 | 500.00 | 1,500.00 | ||||
Initial cost = | $1,245 | |||||
Payback period = 2 years + ($1245 - $1000)/$500 | ||||||
= 2 years + 245/500 | ||||||
= 2 years + 0.49 | ||||||
= 2.49 years | (Answer) |