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(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Baldock Inc. is
considering the acquisition of a new machine that costs $420,000
and has a useful life of 5 years with no salvage value. The
incremental net operating income and incremental net cash flows
that would be produced by the machine are:
| Incremental Net Operating Income | Incremental Net Cash Flows | |
| Year 1 | $61,000 | $145,000 |
| Year 2 | $67,000 | $151,000 |
| Year 3 | $78,000 | $162,000 |
| Year 4 | $41,000 | $125,000 |
| Year 5 | $83,000 | $167,000 |
Assume cash flows occur uniformly throughout a year except for the
initial investment.
The payback period of this investment is closest to:
5.0 years
2.8 years
3.2 years
1.9 years
Answer: 2.8 years
Explanation
| Calculation of Pay Back Period | ||
| Year | Cash Inflow | Cumulative Net |
| (Out Flow) ($) | Cash Inflow (Out Flow) ($) | |
| 0 | (420,000.00) | (420,000.00) |
| 1 | 145,000.00 | (275,000.00) |
| 2 | 151,000.00 | (124,000.00) |
| 3 | 162,000.00 | 38,000.00 |
| 4 | 125,000.00 | 163,000.00 |
| 5 | 167,000.00 | 330,000.00 |
| Payback period = 2nd year + (124,000 / 162,000) | ||
| = 2.8 years | ||