Problem 25-01A a-d (Video) (Part Level Submission)

U3 Company is considering three long-term capital investment proposals. Each investment has a useful life of 5 years. Relevant data on each project are as follows.

		Project Bono		Project Edge		Project Clayton
Capital investment		$160,000		$175,000		$200,000
Annual net income:
Year 1		14,000		18,000		27,000
2		14,000		17,000		23,000
3		14,000		16,000		21,000
4		14,000		12,000		13,000
5		14,000		9,000		12,000
Total		$70,000		$72,000		$96,000

Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method with no salvage value. The companys cost of capital is 15%. (Assume that cash flows occur evenly throughout the year.) Click here to view PV table.

(a)

Compute the cash payback period for each project. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)

Project Bono			years
Project Edge			years
Project Clayton			years