A. Compute the payback period statistic for Project X and recommend whether the firm should accept or reject the project with the cash flows shown in...

Cumulative Cash Flow

-1450

-1,200

-820

-200

800

900

As shown above, the cash flow will switch from negative to positive between the third and fourth year. Using the formula PB = 3 + 200/1000 = 3.2 years. This project should be accepted.

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A.   If the discounted payback period were computed, identify if it would be less than, equal to, or greater than the non-discounted payback period.

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