Answer each independent question, (a) through (e), below. a. Project A costs $6,000 and will generate annual after-tax net cash inflows of $2,650 for 5 years. What is the payback period for this investment under the assumption that the cash inflows occur evenly throughout the year? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. Project B costs $6,000 and will generate after-tax cash inflows of $850 in year 1, $1,450 in year 2, $2,500 in year 3, $2,750 in year 4, and $2,500 in year 5. What is the payback period (in years) for this investment assuming that the cash inflows occur evenly throughout the year? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. Project C costs $6,000 and will generate net cash inflows of $2,750 before taxes for 5 years. The firm uses straight-line depreciation with no salvage value and is subject to a 30% tax rate. What is the payback period under the assumption that all cash inflows occur evenly throughout the year? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. Project D costs $6,000 and will generate sales of $4,500 each year for 5 years. The cash expenditures will be $1,750 per year. The firm uses straight-line depreciation with an estimated salvage value of $750 and has a tax rate of 30%. (1) What is the accounting (book) rate of return based on the original investment? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) (2) What is the book rate of return based on the average book value? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Use the built-in NPV function in Excel to calculate the amounts for projects a through d. (Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) e1. What is the NPV of project A? Assume that the firm requires a minimum after-tax return of 6% on investment. e2. What is the NPV of project B? Assume that the firm requires a minimum after-tax return of 6% on investment e3. What is the NPV of project C? Assume that the firm requires a minimum after-tax return of 6% on investment. e4. What is the NPV of project D? Assume that the firm requires a minimum after-tax return of 6% on investment. X Answer is not complete. a. 2.26 years b. 3.44 years c. 2.63 years 19.83 % d1. d2. Payback period Payback period Payback period Book rate of return Book rate of return NPV of Project A NPV of Project B NPV of Project C NPV of Project D 35.26 % e1. e2. e3. e4