Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of two new products for a five- year period. His annual pay raises are determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 19% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows: Initial investment: Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) Annual revenues and costs: Sales revenues Variable expenses Depreciation expense Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs The company's discount rate is 17%. Required: 1. Calculate the payback period for each product. 2. Calculate the net present value for each product. 3. Calculate the profitability index for each product. 4. Calculate the simple rate of return for each product. Product A Product B $ 190,000 $ 400,000 $ 270,000 $ 370,000 $ 128,000 $ 38,000 $ 72,000 $ 178,000 $ 80,000 $ 52,000 5a. For each measure, identify whether Product A or Product B is preferred. 5b. Based on the simple rate of return, which of the two products should Lou's division accept? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4 Req 5A Req 5B Calculate the payback period for each product. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Payback period Product A Product B years years < Req 1 Req 2 >