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Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 Project A (RM) -210,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 Project B (RM) -225,000 140,000 60,000 50,000 50,000 50,000

          Year
0
1
2
3
4
5
Project A (RM)
-210,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
Project B (RM)
-225,000
140,000
60,000
50,000
50,000
50,000

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Horngren’s Cost Accounting

Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan 16th Edition

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It is calculated by dividing the initial investment by the annual cash inflows. In this case, the payback period cutoff is two years, meaning that any project that takes longer than two years to recoup its initial investment will not be considered. The net Show more…

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