The conventional payback period ignores the time value of money, and this concerns Green Caterpillars CFO. He has now asked you to compute Betas discounted payback period, assuming the company has a 7% cost of capital. Complete the following table and perform any necessary calculations. Round the discounted cash flow values to the nearest whole dollar, and the discounted payback period to the nearest two decimal places. For full credit, complete the entire table. (Note: If your answer is negative use a minus sign.) Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Cash flow -$4,000,000 $1,600,000 $3,400,000 $1,400,000 Discounted cash flow -$4,000,000 $ $ $ Cumulative discounted cash flow -$4,000,000 $ $ $ Discounted payback period: years

Which version of a projects payback period should the CFO use when evaluating Project Beta, given its theoretical superiority? A. The discounted payback period B. The regular payback period

One theoretical disadvantage of both payback methodscompared to the net present value methodis that they fail to consider the value of the cash flows beyond the point in time equal to the payback period. How much value does the discounted payback period method fail to recognize due to this theoretical deficiency?

$1,607,836

$2,638,144

$1,142,817

$4,112,509