Question

Brady corp. is considering the purchase of a piece of equipment that costs $20,000. projected net annual cash flows over the project's life are: year net annual cash flow 1 $ 3,000 2 8,000 3 15,000 4 9,000 the cash payback period is select one:
a. 2.29 years.


b. 2.60 years.


c. 2.40 years.


d. 2.31 years.

Answer 1

Answer:

B

Explanation:

Payback period is the total time it takes an organization to recover the initial capital incurred in acquiring an asset.

It is expressed in years and fraction of years.

Initial investment    20,000

Year 1                                                 3000               17000

Year 2                                                 8000               9000

Year 3                                                 15,000

9000/15000= 0.6 years

The payback period = 2.6 years