Jarvey Company Is Studying a Project That Would Have a Ten-Year

question 153

Multiple Choice

Jarvey Company is studying a project that would have a ten-year life and would require a $450,000 investment in equipment that has no salvage value.The project would provide net income each year as follows for the life of the project:
The company's required rate of return is 12%.What is the payback period for this project? (Ignore income taxes in this problem. )

• A) 2.00 years.
• B) 3.00 years.
• C) 4.28 years.
• D) 9.00 years.

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