Question

Investing $2,000,000 in TQM's Channel Support Systems initiative will at a minimum increase demand for your products 3.0% in this and in all future rounds. Looking at the Round 0 Inquirer for Andrews, last year's sales were $163,189,230. Assuming similar sales next year, the 3.0% increase in demand will provide $4,895,677 of additional revenue. With the overall contribution margin of 34.1%, after direct costs this revenue will add $1,669,426 to the bottom line. For simplicity, assume that the demand increase and margins will remain at last year's levels. How long will it take to achieve payback on the initial $2,000,000 TQM investment, rounded to the nearest

Answer 1

the payback period is 14 months

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the payback period is shown below:

Profit is

= $2,000,000 - $1,669,426

= $330,574

Now payback period is

= 1 + $330,574 ÷ $1,669,426

= 1 +0.198 years

= 1.198 years

= 14.37 months

= 14 months

Hence, the payback period is 14 months