Exerclse $11-9($Algo$)$ Payback perlod; net present value; unequal cash flows LO P$1,$ P$3$

Gonzalez Company is consldering two new projects with the following net cash flows. The company's required rate of return on investments is $10\%.($PV of $$1,$ FV of $$1,$ PVA of $$1,$ and FVA of $$1)$

Note: Use appropriate factor$($s$)$ from the tables provided.

$\backslash$table$[[,$Net Cash Flows$],[$Vear$,$Project $1,$Project $2,],[$Initial investment,$$(60,600),$$$(57,560),],[1.,15,600,35,600,],[2.,33,200,15,600,],[3.,20,600,25,060,]]$

a$.$ Compute payback perlod for each project. Based on payback period, which project is preferred?

b$.$ Compute net present value for each project. Based on net present value, which project is preferred?

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Compute payback period for each project. Based on payback period, which project is preferred?

Note: Cumulative net cash outflows must be entered with a minus sign. Do not nound vour intermediate calculations, Round your Payback Period answer to $2$ decimal places.

$\backslash$table$[[\frac{\text{Y}\text{e}\text{a}\text{r}}{\text{I}\text{n}\text{i}\text{t}\text{i}\text{a}\text{l}\text{i}\text{n}\text{v}\text{e}\text{s}\text{i}\text{m}\text{e}\text{n}\text{t}},$Project $1,$Project $2],[$Net Cash Flows,$\backslash$table$[[$Cumulative Net$],[$Cash Flows$]],\backslash$table$[[$Net Cash$],[$Flows$]],\backslash$table$[[$Cumulative$],[$Net Cash$],[$Flows$]]],[5,(60,000),8,(60,000),$$$,(57,500),$$$,(57,500)$