Sentinel Company is considering an investment in technology to improve its operations. The investment will require an initial outlay of $257,000 and will yield the following expected cash flows. Management requires investments to have a payback period of 4 years, and it requires a 9% return on investments. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the table provided.) Period Cash Flow 1 $ 47,000 2 53,800 3 75,400 4 94,300 5 126,900 Required: 1. Determine the payback period for this investment. 2. Determine the break-even time for this investment. 3. Determine the net present value for this investment. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Determine the payback period for this investment. (Enter cash outflows with a minus sign. Round your Payback period answer to 1 decimal place.) Year Cash inflow (outflow) Cumulative Net Cash Inflow (outflow) 0 $ (257,000) 1 2 3 4 5 Sentinel Company is considering an investment in technology to improve its operations. The investment will require an initial outlay of $257,000 and will yield the following expected cash flows. Management requires investments to have a payback period of 4 years, and it requires a 9% return on investments. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $ 1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the table provided.) Period Cash Flow 1 $ 47,000 2 53,800 3 75,400 4 94,300 5 126,900 Required: 1. Determine the payback period for this investment. 2. Determine the break-even time for this investment. 3. Determine the net present value for this investment. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Determine the break-even time for this investment. (Enter cash outflows with a minus sign. Round your break-even time answer to 1 decimal place.) Year Cash inflow (outflow) Table factor Present Value of Cash Flows Cumulative Present Value of Cash Flows 0 $ (257,000) 1 2 3 4 5 Sentinel Company is considering an investment in technology to improve its operations. The investment will require an initial outlay of $257,000 and will yield the following expected cash flows. Management requires investments to have a payback period of 4 years, and it requires a 9% return on investments. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the table provided.) Period 1 2 3 4 5 Cash Flow $ 47,000 53,800 75,400 94,300 126,900 Required: 1. Determine the payback period for this investment. 2. Determine the break-even time for this investment. 3. Determine the net present value for this investment. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Determine the net present value for this investment. Net present value
