The company has two proposed projects, both with 5-year expected lives and identical initial outlays of P110,000. Both of these projects involve additions to the company’s successful product line, and as a result, the required rate of return on both projects has been established at 12%. The expected cash flows from each project are as follows:   PROJECT A (P) PROJECT B (P) CF 1 20,000 40,000 CF 2 30,000 40,000 CF 3 40,000 40,000 CF 4 50,000 40,000 CF 5 70,000 40,000     The payback period on project A is _ years,  if the company imposes a 3-year maximum acceptable payback period. Round to the nearest whole number.

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The company has two proposed projects, both with 5-year expected lives and identical initial outlays of P110,000. Both of these projects involve additions to the company’s successful product line, and as a result, the required rate of return on both projects has been established at 12%. The expected cash flows from each project are as follows:

 

PROJECT A (P)

PROJECT B (P)

CF 1

20,000

40,000

CF 2

30,000

40,000

CF 3

40,000

40,000

CF 4

50,000

40,000

CF 5

70,000

40,000

 

 

The payback period on project A is _ years,  if the company imposes a 3-year maximum acceptable payback period.

Round to the nearest whole number.

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