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2 May, 18:33

The management of Unter Corporation, an architectural design firm, is considering an investment with the following cash flows: Year Investment Cash Inflow 1 $ 31,000 $ 2,000 2 $ 4,000 $ 4,000 3 $ 8,000 4 $ 9,000 5 $ 12,000 6 $ 10,000 7 $ 8,000 8 $ 6,000 9 $ 5,000 10 $ 5,000 Required: 1. Determine the payback period of the investment. 2. Would the payback period be affected if the cash inflow in the last year were several times as large?

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  1. 2 May, 18:51
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    payback 5 years

    if the ltaer years cash flow increases several times, it would not affect the payback date. This is a disavantage of this method, it is focus on recover the investment without considering the total cash flow of the project.

    Explanation:

    Payback = the time in the life of a project on which the initial ivnestment is recover.

    -31,000 Balance

    Year 1 2,000 - 29,000

    Year 2 0 - 29,000

    Year 3 8,000 - 21,000

    Year 4 9,000 - 12,000

    Year 5 12,000 0

    At year 5 the proejct achieve payback
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