Fidelity Bancorp Inc. is evaluating two capital investment proposals for a drive-up ATM kiosk, each requiring an
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Fidelity Bancorp Inc. is evaluating two capital investment proposals for a drive-up ATM kiosk, each requiring an investment of $280,000 and each with an eight-year life and expected total net cash flows of $448,000. Location 1 is expected to provide equal annual net cash flows of $56,000, and Location 2 is expected to have the following unequal annual net cash flows:
Year 1................................. $90,000
Year 2................................. 70,000
Year 3................................. 60,000
Year 4................................. 60,000
Year 5................................. 42,000
Year 6................................. 42,000
Year 7................................. 42,000
Year 8................................. 42,000
Determine the cash payback period for both location proposals.
Payback PeriodPayback period method is a traditional method/ approach of capital budgeting. It is the simple and widely used quantitative method of Investment evaluation. Payback period is typically used to evaluate projects or investments before undergoing them,...
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Financial and Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1285866307
13th edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac