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Given the following cash flows for a proposed capital investment project, calculate the payback period.
Year | Cash Flow |
0 | -$40,000 |
1 | 15,000 |
2 | 15,000 |
3 | 15,000 |
4 | 15,000 |
5 | 10,000 |
6 | 10,000 |
Question 4 options:
5.50 years |
|
3.33 years |
|
4.33 years |
|
2.67 years |
Payback period= full years until recovery + unrecovered cost at the start of the year/cash flow during the year
= 2 years + ($40,000 - $30,000/ $15,000
= 2 years + $10,000/ $15,000
= 2 years + 0.67
= 2.67 years.
Hence, the answer is option d.
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