Exercise 14-1 (Algo) Payback Method [LO14-1] The management of Unter Corporation, an architectural design firm, is considering an investment with the following cash flows: Investment Year $ 52,000 $ 6,000 Cash Inflow $4,000 $8,000 $ 16,000 $ 17,000 $ 20,000 $ 18,000 $ 16,000 $14,000 $13,000 $13,000 Required: 1. Determine the payback period of the investment. 2. Would the payback period be affected if the cash inflow in the last year were several times as large? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Determine the payback period of the investment. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Payback period years Required 2 > Exercise 14-2 (Algo) Net Present Value Analysis [LO14-2] The management of Kunkel Company is considering the purchase of a $26,000 machine that would reduce operating costs by $6,500 per year. At the end of the machine's five-year useful life, it will have zero salvage value. The company's required rate of return is 16% Click here to view Exhibit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. Required: 1. Determine the net present value of the investment in the machine. 2. What is the difference between the total, undiscounted cash inflows and cash outflows over the entire life of the machine? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Determine the net present value of the investment in the machine. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. Use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s).) Net present value Required 1 Required 2 > Exercise 14-7 (Algo) Net Present Value Analysis of Two Alternatives [LO14-2] Perit Industries has $200,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses of the funds. The alternatives are: Cost of equipment required Working capital investment required Annual cash inflows Salvage value of equipment in six years Life of the project Project A $ 200,000 $ 0 Project B $ 0 $ 200,000 $ 29,000 $ 9,000 $ 51,000 6 years $ 0 6 years The working capital needed for project B will be released at the end of six years for investment elsewhere. Perit Industries' discount rate is 14%. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Compute the net present value of Project A. (Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 2. Compute the net present value of Project B. (Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 3. Which investment alternative (if either) would you recommend that the company accept? 1. Net present value project. A 2. Net present value project B 3. Which investment alternative (if either) would you recommend that the company accept