"The Seattle Corporation has been presented with an investment opportunity which will yield cash flows of $$30,000$ per year in Years $1$ through $4,$ $$35,000$ per year in Years $5$ through $9,$ and $$40,000$ in Year$10.$ This investment will cost the firm $$140,000$ today, and the firm's required rate of return is $10$ percent. Assume cash flows occur evenly during the year, $1/365$th each day. What is the payback period for this investment?"

Group of answer choices

$4\mathrm{.}57$ years

$3\mathrm{.}56$ years

$4\mathrm{.}88$ years

$6\mathrm{.}23$ years