Assume a $50,000 investment and the following cash flowa for two aleternatives..    Year            Investment A                         Investment B 1                  $10,000                                         $20,000           2                  $11,000                                         $25,000 3                  $13,000                                        $15,000 4                 $16,000 5               $30,000   Which alternative would you select under the payback method?

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Assume a $50,000 investment and the following cash flowa for two aleternatives.. 

 

Year            Investment A                         Investment B

1                  $10,000                                         $20,000          

2                  $11,000                                         $25,000

3                  $13,000                                        $15,000

4                 $16,000

5               $30,000

 

Which alternative would you select under the payback method?

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