Problem 25-01A (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		$164,800		$180,250		$204,000
Annual net income:
Year 1		14,420		18,540		27,810
2		14,420		17,510		23,690
3		14,420		16,480		21,630
4		14,420		12,360		13,390
5		14,420		9,270		12,360
Total		$72,100		$74,160		$98,880

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 the factor table.

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

Project Bono		enter the cash payback period in years rounded to 2 decimal places	years
Project Edge		enter the cash payback period in years rounded to 2 decimal places	years
Project Clayton		enter the cash payback period in years rounded to 2 decimal places	years

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