Suppose you want to invest in a $200,000 project that you expect to provide cash inflows of $50,000 in the first year, $75,000 in the second, and $120,000 per year thereafter, what is the payback period?

If a copy center is considering the purchase of a new copy machine with an initial investment cost of $150,000 and the center expects an annual net cash flow of $20,000 per year, what is the payback period?

Foster Manufacturing is analyzing a capital investment project that is forecast to produce the following cash flows and net income: The payback period of this project will be: a. 2.5 years. b. 2.6 years. c. 3.0 years. d. 3.3 years.

Buena Vision Clinic is considering an investment that requires an outlay of 600,000 and promises a net cash inflow one year from now of 810,000. Assume the cost of capital is 10 percent. Required: 1. Break the 810,000 future cash inflow into three components: a. The return of the original investment b. The cost of capital c. The profit earned on the investment 2. Now, compute the present value of the profit earned on the investment. 3. Compute the NPV of the investment. Compare this with the present value of the profit computed in Requirement 2. What does this tell you about the meaning of NPV?