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Cash Payback Period for a Service Company Jane's Clothing Inc. is evaluating two capital investment proposals for a retail outlet, each requiring an investment of $140,000 and each with an eight-year life and expected total net cash flows of $280,000. Location 1 is expected to provide equal annual net cash flows of $35,000, and Location 2 is expected to have the following unequal annual net cash flows: Year 1 Year 2 $63,000 48,000 29,000 Year 3 Year 4 45,000 Year 5 34,000 Year 6 25,000 Year 7 20,000 Year 8 16,000 Determine the cash payback period for both location proposals. Location 1 years Location 2 years