Hardware is adding a new product line that will require an investment of 1,550,000.

Managers estimate that this investment will have a 10-year life and generate net cash inflows of $310,000

the first year, $285,000 the second year, and $230,000

each year thereafter for eight years. The investment has no residual value. Compute the payback period.

First enter the formula, then calculate the payback period. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

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