Suppose your firm is considering investing in a project with the cash flows shown below, that the required rate of return on projects of this risk class is 9 percent, and that the maximum allowable payback and discounted payback statistics for the project are 2.0 and 3.0 years, respectively.

Time: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Cash flow $4,400 $1,100 $2,300 $1,500 $1,500 $1,300 $1,100

Use the discounted payback decision rule to evaluate this project

Discounted payback ____ years.

Should it be accepted or rejected?