Purvell Corporation has just acquired a new machine with the following characteristics (Ignore income taxes.): The company uses straight-line depreciation and a $5,000 salvage value. Assume cash flows occur uniformly throughout a year except for the initial investment and the salvage at the end of the project.
The payback period is closest to:

Question

Purvell Corporation has just acquired a new machine with the following characteristics (Ignore income taxes.):  The company uses straight-line depreciation and a $5,000 salvage value. Assume cash flows occur uniformly throughout a year except for the initial investment and the salvage at the end of the project.
The payback period is closest to:

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Payback period = Investment required ÷ Annual net cash inflow
= $50,000 ÷ $15,000 per year = 3.33 years (rounded)

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