2. Assume a company is going to make an investment of $450,000 in a machine and the following are the cash flows that two different products would bring in years one through four. Option A                             Option B Product A                          Product B $190,000                             $150,000 190,000                                  180,000 60,000                                     60,000 20,000                                     70,000 Payback Period for Option A = ? years. Payback Period for Option B =  ? years. Round your Payback Period (PB) answer to two decimal places. (i.e. 12.34).  Which of the two options would you choose based on the payback method. Option ? . Please note: Your answer is either "A" or "B" - capital letter, no quotes.

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2. Assume a company is going to make an investment of $450,000 in a machine and the following are the cash flows that two different products would bring in years one through four.

Option A                             Option B

Product A                          Product B

$190,000                             $150,000

190,000                                  180,000

60,000                                     60,000

20,000                                     70,000

Payback Period for Option A = ? years.

Payback Period for Option B =  ? years.

Round your Payback Period (PB) answer to two decimal places. (i.e. 12.34). 

Which of the two options would you choose based on the payback method. Option ? .

Please note: Your answer is either "A" or "B" - capital letter, no quotes.

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