In order to implement the payback rule, we need to know whether the sum of the inflows from the project will exceed the initial investment before the end of two years. The project has inflows of $28 million per year and an initial investment of $81.6 million.

Suppose you purchased Spotlight Co.'s stock on Nov 1, 2015 and held it for one year, selling on Oct 31, 2016. What was your annual realized return? Price Dividend Date Nov 01 15 Feb 15 16 Aug 15 16 Oct 31 16 30 28 27 29 1.5 iri 0.5