U3 Company is considering three long-term capital investment proposals. Each investment has a useful life of 5 years. Relevant data on each project are as follows.

		Project Bono		Project Edge		Project Clayton
Capital investment		$171,200		$187,250		$202,000
Annual net income:
Year 1		14,980		19,260		28,890
2		14,980		18,190		24,610
3		14,980		17,120		22,470
4		14,980		12,840		13,910
5		14,980		9,630		12,840
Total		$74,900		$77,040		$102,720

Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method with no salvage value. The companys cost of capital is 15%. (Assume that cash flows occur evenly throughout the year.) Click here to view PV table.

Compute the cash payback period for each project. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)

Project Bono		enter the cash payback period in years for the project rounded to 2 decimal places	years
Project Edge		enter the cash payback period in years for the project rounded to 2 decimal places	years
Project Clayton		enter the cash payback period in years for the project rounded to 2 decimal places	years

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Compute the net present value for each project. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg -45 or parentheses eg (45). For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.)

		Project Bono		Project Edge		Project Clayton
Net present value		$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places		$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places		$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places

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Compute the annual rate of return for each project. (Hint: Use average annual net income in your computation.) (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)

		Project Bono		Project Edge		Project Clayton
Annual rate of return		enter a percentage number rounded to 2 decimal places %		enter a percentage number rounded to 2 decimal places %		enter a percentage number rounded to 2 decimal places %