Assume a $200,000 investment and the following cash flows for two products: Year Product X Product Y 1 $60,000 $40,000 2 90,000 70,000 80,000 20,000 3 4 40,000 40,000 a. Calculate the payback for products X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Product X Product Y years years b. Which alternative would you select under the payback method? O Product X is selected O Product Y is selected

Assume a $200,000 investment and the following cash flows for two products: Year Product X Product Y 1 $60,000 $40,000 2 90,000 70,000 80,000 20,000 3 4 40,000 40,000 a. Calculate the payback for products X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Product X Product Y years years b. Which alternative would you select under the payback method? O Product X is selected O Product Y is selected

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