Prime Financial Inc. is evaluating two capital investment proposals for a drive-up ATM kiosk, each requiring an
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Prime Financial Inc. is evaluating two capital investment proposals for a drive-up ATM kiosk, each requiring an investment of $200,000 and each with an eight-year life and expected total net cash flows of $320,000. Location 1 is expected to provide equal annual net cash flows of $40,000, and Location 2 is expected to have the following unequal annual net cash flows:
Year 1...........$60,000...........Year 5...........$30,000
Year 2............50,000...........Year 6............30,000
Year 3............50,000...........Year 7............30,000
Year 4............40,000...........Year 8............30,000
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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