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Bellinger Industries is considering two projects for inclusion in its capital bu

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Bellinger Industries is considering two projects for inclusion in its capital budget, and you have been asked to do the analysis. Both projects' after-tax cash flows are shown on the time line below. Depreciation, salvage values, net operating working capital requirements, and tax effects are all included in these cash flows. Both projects have 4-year lives, and they have risk characteristics similar to the firm's average project. Bellinger's WACC is 11%.

What is Project A's payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

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The payback calculation is not dependent on the firm's WACC.

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What is Project A's discounted payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

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The discounted payback calculation is dependent on the firm's WACC.

Don't forget the minus sign for the Year 0 cash flow.

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What is Project B's payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

years

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Review the payback definition.

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The payback calculation is not dependent on the firm's WACC.

Don't forget the minus sign for the Year 0 cash flow.

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Solution

What is Project B's discounted payback? Round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

years

0 1 2 3 4 Project A -1,450 700 445 290 340 Project B -1,450 300 380 440 790

Explanation / Answer

Payback Period = 3 + (15/340) = 3.044 years

Payback period = 3 + (330 / 790) = 3.42 Years

discounted payback = more than 4 years

Discounted Payback = More than 4 years

Project A Year Cash Flow Cumulative Cash Flow 0 -1450 -1450 1 700 -750 2 445 -305 3 290 -15 4 340 325
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