An eight-year project costs $475 and has cash flows of $100 for the first three years and $75 in each of the project's remaining five years. Should the project be accepted if only investments that take no more than four years to break even will be considered?   Group of answer choices Yes, because the project will break even within four years. Yes, because the total cash flows generated from the project will exceed its initial outlay. No, because the project’s payback period of 5.33 years is longer than the threshold of four years. No, because the project never pays back

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An eight-year project costs $475 and has cash flows of $100 for the first three years and $75 in each of the project's remaining five years. Should the project be accepted if only investments that take no more than four years to break even will be considered?
 
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Yes, because the project will break even within four years.
Yes, because the total cash flows generated from the project will exceed its initial outlay.
No, because the project’s payback period of 5.33 years is longer than the threshold of four years.
No, because the project never pays back.
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