Bellinger Industries is considering two projects for inclusion in its capital budget, and you have been asked to do the analysis. Both projects' after-tax cash flows are shown on the time line below. Depreciation, salvage values, net operating working capital requirements, and tax effects are all included in these cash flows. Both projects have 4-year lives, and they have risk characteristics similar to the firm's average project. Bellinger's WACC is 7%.     0 1 2 3 4                       Project A -1,000 600 440 210 260 Project B -1,000 200 375 360 710   What is Project A's payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places. ____ years What is Project A's discounted payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places. ______ years What is Project B's payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places. _____ years What is Project B's discounted payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places. _____ years

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Quantitative Problem: Bellinger Industries is considering two projects for inclusion in its capital budget, and you have been asked to do the analysis. Both projects' after-tax cash flows are shown on the time line below. Depreciation, salvage values, net operating working capital requirements, and tax effects are all included in these cash flows. Both projects have 4-year lives, and they have risk characteristics similar to the firm's average project. Bellinger's WACC is 7%.

 

  0 1 2 3 4
                     
Project A -1,000 600 440 210 260
Project B -1,000 200 375 360 710

 

What is Project A's payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places.

____ years

What is Project A's discounted payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places.

______ years

What is Project B's payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places.

_____ years

What is Project B's discounted payback? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places.

_____ years

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