Answer:
6.50 Years
Explanation:
The computation of the payback period of the investment is shown below;
Total cash outflow is
= $15,000 + $8,000
= $23,000
Now the Cash Inflow in all 6 years is
= $1,000 + $2,000 + $2,500 + $4,000 + $5,000 + $6,000
= $20,500
Cash inflow in Year 7 is $5,000.
But Cumulative Cash flows from Year 1 to Year 7 is
= $20,500 + $5,000
= $26,500
This amount is more than Initial Investment i.e. $23,000.
So our Payback period is between 6 & 7 years i.e.
= 6 + ($23,000 - $20,500) ÷ 5000
= 6.50 Years
