Project Y Time Cash Flow 0 -5,000

1 500

2 2000

3 3000

4 1500

5 500

Compute the discounted payback statistic for Project Y and recommend whether the firm should accept or reject the project with the cash flows shown in the table if the appropriate cost of capital is 12 percent and the maximum allowable discounted payback is 3.5 years.

A. 3.00 years, accept B. 3.45 years, accept

C. 3.86 years, accept D. 3.45 years, reject

E. 3.86 years, reject