A project has the following cash flows for years 0 through 4. What is the payback period?
year | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF | -5,199 | 2,627 | 3,082 | 1,736 | 18 gazillion |
The net cash flows are:
Year 0:-5199
Year 1:2627
Year 3:3082
Year 4:1736
Cumulative net cash flows are:
Year 0:-5199
Year 1:2627-5199=-2572
Year 3:3082-2572=510
Year 4:1736
Payback period=Full years until maturity + (Unrecovered cost at
the beginning of last year)/(Cash flow during the last year)
Full years until maturity=1
Unrecovered cost at the beginning of last year=2572
Cash flow during the last year=3082
Payback period=1+2572/3082
=1+0.834523037
=1.834523037 years
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