Build Corporation wants to purchase a new machine for $$303,000.$ Management predicts that the machine can produce sales of $$216,000$ each year for the next $5$ years. Expenses are expected to include direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead $($excluding depreciation$)$ totaling $$80,000$ per year. The firm uses straight$-$line depreciation with no residual value for all depreciable assets. Build's combined income tax rate is $50\%.$ Management requires a minimum after$-$tax rate of return of $14\%$ on all investments. What is the payback period for the new machine $($rounded to nearest one$-$tenth of a year$)?($Assume that the cash inflows occur evenly throughout the year.$)$