Bunnings Ltd is considering to invest in one of the two following projects to buy new equipment. Each equipment will last 5 years and have no salvage value at the end. The company’s required rate of return for all investment projects is 8%. The cash flows of the projects are provided below.                                                     Equipment 1                  Equipment 2Cost                                                $186,000                      $195,000Future Cash FlowsYear 1                                                  86000                         97000Year 2                                                  93000                         84000Year 3                                                   83000                         86000Year 4                                                  75000                          75000Year 5                                                  55000                          63000 Identify which option of equipment should the company accept based on the discounted payback method if the payback criterion is maximum 2 years?

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Bunnings Ltd is considering to invest in one of the two following projects to buy new equipment. Each equipment will last 5 years and have no salvage value at the end. The company’s required rate of return for all investment projects is 8%. The cash flows of the projects are provided below.
                                                     Equipment 1                  Equipment 2
Cost                                                $186,000                      $195,000
Future Cash Flows
Year 1                                                  86000                         97000
Year 2                                                  93000                         84000
Year 3                                                   83000                         86000
Year 4                                                  75000                          75000
Year 5                                                  55000                          63000

Identify which option of equipment should the company accept based on the discounted payback method if the payback criterion is maximum 2 years?

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