Kara, Incorporated, imposes a payback cutoff of three years for its international investment projects. Assume the company has the following two projects available. Year Cash Flow (A) е -$ 47,000 Cash Flow (B) -$ 92,000 62331 4 18,000 24,200 20,000 6,000 20,000 25,000 34,000 248,000 a. What is the payback period for each project? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. Which, if either, of the projects should the company accept? a. Project A Project B b. Project acceptance

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Kara, Incorporated, imposes a payback cutoff of three
years for its international investment projects. Assume
the company has the following two projects available.
Year Cash Flow (A)
е
-$ 47,000
Cash Flow (B)
-$ 92,000
62331
4
18,000
24,200
20,000
6,000
20,000
25,000
34,000
248,000
a. What is the payback period for each project?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and
round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.
b. Which, if either, of the projects should the company
accept?
a. Project A
Project B
b. Project acceptance
Transcribed Image Text:Kara, Incorporated, imposes a payback cutoff of three years for its international investment projects. Assume the company has the following two projects available. Year Cash Flow (A) е -$ 47,000 Cash Flow (B) -$ 92,000 62331 4 18,000 24,200 20,000 6,000 20,000 25,000 34,000 248,000 a. What is the payback period for each project? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. Which, if either, of the projects should the company accept? a. Project A Project B b. Project acceptance
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