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X Company must purchase a new delivery truck and is using the payback method to evaluate two possible trucks. Truck 1 costs $31,000; Truck 2 costs $44,000. The useful life of both is seven years, with the following estimated operating cash flows:

Year Truck 1 Truck2
1 6000 7000
2 8,000 4,000
3 8,000 3,000
4 8,000 3,000
5 6,000 3,000
6 5,000 2,000
7 4,000 2,000
If X Company chooses Truck 2 instead of Truck 1, what is the payback period (in years)?
A: 2
B: 3
C: 4
D: 5
E: 6
F: 7

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Answer:

C: 4

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the payback period is shown below:

Incremental investment in truck 2 is

= $44,000 - $31,000

= $13,000

Now

Year Cash saving in cost Cumulative

1 -$1,000 -$1,000

2 $4,000 $3,000

3 $5,000 $8,000

4 $5,000 $13,000

5 $3,000 $16,000

6 $3,000 $19,000

7 $2,000 $21,000

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