Badr & Sons. is evaluating 2 (TWO) mutually exclusive investment projects. INITIAL CAPITAL OUTLAY for both projects are as stated in Year 0. The company’s REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN IS 10.50% and sets 2.5 YEARS AS ITS MINIMUM (DESIRED) PAYBACK PERIOD.   Information about cash flows from the project for the next four years is tabulated below:   YEAR PROJECT ALPHA PROJECT BETA 0 SR               -185,000 SR           -145,000 1                        45,000                     41,000 2                        75,000                     45,000 3                        55,000                     55,000 4                        66,000                     70,000   What is PAYBACK PERIOD for PROJECT ALPHA ONLY.?

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Badr & Sons. is evaluating 2 (TWO) mutually exclusive investment projects. INITIAL CAPITAL OUTLAY for both projects are as stated in Year 0. The company’s REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN IS 10.50% and sets 2.5 YEARS AS ITS MINIMUM (DESIRED) PAYBACK PERIOD.

 

Information about cash flows from the project for the next four years is tabulated below:

 

YEAR

PROJECT ALPHA

PROJECT BETA

0

SR               -185,000

SR           -145,000

1

                       45,000

                    41,000

2

                       75,000

                    45,000

3

                       55,000

                    55,000

4

                       66,000

                    70,000

 

What is PAYBACK PERIOD for PROJECT ALPHA ONLY.? 

 

 

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