Question

The management of Truelove Corporation is considering a project that would require an initial investment of $321,000 and would last for 7 years. The annual net operating income from the project would be $82,000, including depreciation of $42,000. At the end of the project, the scrap value of the project's assets would be $27,000. (Ignore income taxes.)
Required:
1. Determine the payback period of the project.2. What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Answer:

2.6 years

The appropriate response to carry out the project if the payback period is within the acceptable payback period of the company

Explanation:

Payback period calculates the amount of the time it takes to recover the amount invested in a project from its cumulative cash flows.

Payback period = amount invested / cash flow

Cash flows is used in calculating the payback period.

To derive the payback period from net income, add depreciation to net income

$82,000 + $42,000 = $124,000

$321,000 / $124,000 = 2.6 years

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