The management of Unter Corporation, an architectural design firm, is considering an investment with the following cash flows: Year Investment Cash Inflow 1 $15,000 $1,000 2 $ 8,000 $2,000 3 $2,500 4 $4,000 5 $5,000 6 $6,000 7 $5,000 8 $4,000 9 $3,000 10 $2,000 Required: 1. Determine the payback period of the investment. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

The payback period of the investment is 6.5 years

Explanation:

1. In order to calculate the payback period of the investment we would have to make the following calculation:

payback period of the investment=Year before full recovery + (Unrecovered cost at the start/cash flow during the year)

payback period of the investment=6 + ($23,000-$20,500) / $5,000

payback period of the investment=6.5 Years

The payback period of the investment is 6.5 years