The management of Deitrich Inc., a civil engineering design company, is considering an investment in a high-quality blueprint printer with the following cash flows:

Year	Investment			Cash Inflow
1	$	58,000		$	4,000
2	$	8,000		$	8,000
3				$	11,000
4				$	14,000
5				$	17,000
6				$	15,000
7				$	13,000
8				$	11,000
9				$	10,000
10				$	10,000

Required:

1.

Determine the payback period of the investment. (Round your answer to the next whole number.)

2.

Would the payback period be affected if the cash inflow in the last year was several times as large?

	Yes
	No