11. The NPV and payback period What information does the payback period provide? Payback period essentially provides the number of years it would take for a project to recover the inital investment from its operating cash flows. As the model was crikicired, the model evolved incorporating time value of money to create the discounted payback method. The models still reflected faulty ranking criteria but they provided important information about liquidity and risk. Cash flows expected in the distant future are risky than cash flows recelved in the near-term-which suggests that the payback period can also serve as an indicator of project risk. Suppose Praxis Corporation's CFO is evaluating a project with the following cash inflows. She does not know the project's initial cost; however, she does know that the project's regular payback period is 2.5 years. If the projects weighted average cost of copital (WACC) is 8%, what is its Npv? \$374,910 5412,401 9431,146 5299.928 If the project's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%, what is its NPV? $374,910$412,401$431,146$299,928 Which of the following statements indicate a disadvantage of using the discounted payback period for capital budgeting decisioris? Check all that The discounted payback period is calculated using net income instead of cash flows. The discounted p yback period does not take the time value of money into account. The discounted payback period does not take the project's entire life into account