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:

Required:
1. Determine the payback period of the investment.
2. Would the payback period be affected if the cash inflow in the last year was several times as large?

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Investment Cash Inflow Year 1........ $28,000 $ 4000 $2000 $3,000 $6,000 $8,000 $9,000 $8,000 $6000 $5000 $4,000 $4,000 2. 3.... 4.... 5... 6... 8.... 9..... 10.. ....