Question

The management of Lanzilotta Corporation is considering a project that would require an investment of $263,000 and would last for 8 years. The annual net operating income from the project would be $99,000, which includes depreciation of $31,000. The scrap value of the project's assets at the end of the project would be $15,000. The cash inflows occur evenly throughout the year. The payback period of the project is closest

Answer 1

Answer: 2 years

Explanation:

Firstly, we need to calculate the annual cash inflow which will be:

= Net Operating Income + Depreciation

= $99,000 + 31,000

= $130,000

Payback period = Initial Investment / Annual cash inflow

= $263,000 / 130,000

= 2.02Years

= 2 years approximately

The payback period is 2 years.