Cardinal Company is considering a project that would require a $2,865,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years. At the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would be sold for its salvage value of $300,000. The company's discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows: $2,869,000 1,126,000 1,743,000 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses! Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs Depreciation Total Fixed expenses Net operating income $ 709,000 513,000 1, 222,000 $ 521,000 Required: What is the project's payback period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Projects payback period years