Question content area top Part 1 A 1,500 square foot house in New Jersey costs $1,400 each winter to heat with its existing oil-burning furnace. For an investment of $4,000, a natural gas furnace can be installed, and the winter heating bill is estimated to be $800. If the homeowner's MARR is 7% per year, what is the discounted payback period of this proposed investment?

Question content area top Part 1 A 1,500 square foot house in New Jersey costs $1,400 each winter to heat with its existing oil-burning furnace. For an investment of $4,000, a natural gas furnace can be installed, and the winter heating bill is estimated to be $800. If the homeowner's MARR is 7% per year, what is the discounted payback period of this proposed investment?

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A 1,500 square foot house in New Jersey costs $1,400 each winter to heat with its existing oil-burning furnace. For an investment of $4,000, a natural gas furnace can be installed, and the winter heating bill is estimated to be

$800. If the homeowner's MARR is 7% per year, what is the discounted payback period of this proposed investment?

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