Calculate the payback period for the proposed investment

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Rieger International is attempting to evaluate the feasibility of investing ?$80,000 in a piece of equipment that has a 5?-year life. The firm has estimated the cash inflows associated with the proposal as shown in the following? table:

Year (t)   Cash inflows? (CF)

1 ?$20,000

2 $40,000

3 $20,000

4 $20,000

5 $30,000

The firm has a 9?% cost of capital.

a. Calculate the payback period for the proposed investment. (round to two decimal places)

b. Calculate the net present value? (NPV) for the proposed investment.

c. Calculate the internal rate of return ?(IRR)?, rounded to the nearest whole? percent, for the proposed investment.

d. Evaluate the acceptability of the proposed investment using NPV and IRR. What recommendation would you make relative to implementation of the? project?

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