Required information The Foundational 15 (Static) [LO14-1, LO14-2, LO14-3, LO14-5, LO14-6] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,975,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 14%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of- Fixed expenses: pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income $ 735,000 595,000 $ 2,735,000 1,000,000 1,735,000 1,330,000 $ 405,000 Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. Foundational 14-14 (Static) 14. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 45%. What was the project's actual payback period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Payback period years Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,975,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 14%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of- Fixed expenses: pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income $ 735,000 595,000 $ 2,735,000 1,000,000 1,735,000 1,330,000 $ 405,000 Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. Foundational 14-15 (Static) 15. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 45%. What was the project's actual simple rate of return? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Simple rate of return %