Assume a $40,000 investment and the following cash flows for two alternatives.   Year Investment A Investment B 1 $10,00 10,000 2 10,000 20,000 3 15,000  25,000 4 10,000 - 5 20,000  -   a. Calculate the payback for investments A and B. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)              b. Which investment would you select under the payback method?    multiple choice 1 Investment A Investment B   c. If the inflow in the fifth year for Investment A was $20,000,000 instead of $20,000, would your answer change under the payback method?      multiple choice 2 Yes No

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Assume a $40,000 investment and the following cash flows for two alternatives.

 

Year Investment A Investment B

1 $10,00 10,000

2 10,000 20,000

3 15,000  25,000

4 10,000 -

5 20,000  -

 

a. Calculate the payback for investments A and B. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

  

 

 

 

 

 

b. Which investment would you select under the payback method?

  

multiple choice 1

  • Investment A
  • Investment B

 

c. If the inflow in the fifth year for Investment A was $20,000,000 instead of $20,000, would your answer change under the payback method?

  

 

multiple choice 2

  • Yes
  • No
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