Sentinel Company is considering an investment in technology to improve its operations. The investment will require an initial outlay of $258,000 and will yield the following expected cash flows. Management requires investments to have a payback period of 3 years, and it requires a 10% 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 $ 48,000 53,500 75,200 94,200 125,500 2 Required 1. Determine the payback period for this investment. (Enter cash outflows with a minus sign. Round your Payback Period answer to 1 decimal place.) Cash inflow (outflow) Cumulative Net Cash Inflow (outflow) Year $ (258,000) 4 Payback period =