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Exercise 26 2 $7,630 $10,900 14,270 Total Compute each projects payback penod. (

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Question

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Explanation / Answer

Step 1:Computation of Payback period of each project

Payback Period=Initial Investment/ Cash Inflow per period

Payback Periods:

Project AA: 2.56 Years

Project BB: 2.2 years

Project CC: 1.75 Years

Answers:

i)The most desirable project based on payback period is Project CC

ii) The least desirable project based on payback period is Project AA

Step 2:Computation of NPV of each project

Answers:

i)The most desirable project based on NPV is Project CC

ii)The least desirable project based on NPV is Project AA

Year Project AA Cumm Cash Flow AA Project BB Cumm Cash Flow BB Project CC Cumm Cash Flow CC 0 ($23,980) ($23,980) ($23,980) ($23,980) ($23,980) ($23,980) 1 $7630 $16350 $10900 $13080 $14170 $9810 2 $9010 $7340 $10900 $2180 $13000 ($3190) 3 $13080 ($5740) $10900 ($8720) $11990 ($15180)