O Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below) Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,845,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating Income in each of five years as follows: $2,869,000 1, 126,000 1,743,000 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costa Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income 5709,000 569,000 1,278,000 465,000 Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 148-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. 7. What is the project's payback period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Project's payback period years