Consider the following two mutually exclusive
projects:
Year
Cash Flow (A)
Cash Flow (B)
0
–$
364,000
–$
52,000
1
46,000
25,000
2
68,000
22,000
3
68,000
21,500
4
458,000
17,500
Whichever project you choose, if any, you require a return of 11
percent on your investment.
a-1. What is the payback period for each project?
(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your
answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
a-2. If you apply the payback criterion, which...