Bowman Corporation is considering an investment in special-purpose equipment to enable the company to obtain a four-year government contract for the manufacture of a special item. The equipment costs $261,000 and would have no salvage value when the contract expires at the end of the four years. Estimated annual operating results of the project are as follows: $304,000 Revenue from contract sales Expenses other than depreciation $ Depreciation (straight-line basis) 65,250 Increase in net income from er than depreciation $ 217.00o0 282,250 $21,750 contract work All revenue and all expenses other than depreciation will be received or paid in cash in the same period as recognized for accounting purposes a. Compute the payback period for Bowman's proposal to undertake the contract work Payback period 3 years