9....The Pronghorn Company is planning to purchase $491,000 of equipment with an estimated seven-year life and no estimated salvage value. The company has projected the following annual cash flows for the investment.

Year Projected Cash Flows

1 $177,000

2 147,000

3 104,000

4 50,400

5 50,400

6 42,000

7 42,000

Total $612,800

(a) Calculate the payback period for the proposed equipment purchase. Assume that all cash flows occur evenly throughout the year.

Payback period ___________________years and __________________months.