A project with an initial cost of $27,600 is expected to generate cash flows of $6,700, $8,800, $9,150, $8,050, and $7,500 over each of the next five years, respectively. What is the project's payback period?
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3.48 years
3.37 years
3.68 years
3.58 years
3.74 years
Payback period = The year in which the cumulative cash flow was last negative + (the positive value of the cumulative cash flow in that year) / (cash flow in the next year).
Payback period = 3 + 2,950/8,050
Payback period = 3.3664596273
Payback period = 3.37 Years
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