The management of Unter Corporation; an architectural design firm, is considering an investment with the following cash flows: Cash Year Investment Inflow $ 4,000 1 $51,000 2 $ 8,000 $ 8,000 3 $16,000 4 $17,000 $20,000 $18,000 $16,000 $14,000 $13,000 $13,000 Required: 1. Determine the payback period of the investment. 2. Would the payback period be affected if the cash inflow in the last year were several times as large? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. S6TBSg 5 10

The management of Unter Corporation; an architectural design firm, is considering an investment with the following cash flows: Cash Year Investment Inflow $ 4,000 1 $51,000 2 $ 8,000 $ 8,000 3 $16,000 4 $17,000 $20,000 $18,000 $16,000 $14,000 $13,000 $13,000 Required: 1. Determine the payback period of the investment. 2. Would the payback period be affected if the cash inflow in the last year were several times as large? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. S6TBSg 5 10

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Exercise 14-7 (Algo) Net Present Value Analysis of Two Alternatives [LO14-2] Perit Industries has $115,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses of the funds. The alternatives are: Project A Project B Cost of equipment required $ 115,000 $ 0 Working capital investment required $ 0 $ 115,000 Annual cash inflows $ 21,000 $ 69,000 Salvage value of equipment in six years $ 8,700 $ 0 Life of the project 6 years 6 years The working capital needed for project B will be released at the end of six years for investment elsewhere. Perit Industries’ discount rate is 15%. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Compute the net present value of Project A. (Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 2. Compute the net present value of Project B. (Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your…
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