The projects P and Q have same initial cash outflow of $4,000 each. The opportunity cost of capital to discount the cash flows is 10%. The following are the cash inflows for each project.
Year
1
2
3
4
Project P
$3,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
Project Q
0
$4,000
$1,000
$2,000
Calculate the simple payback period and discounted payback period for each project.
(a) The simple payback period for Project P and Project Q is 2 years and 2 years respectively and discounted payback period for Project P and Project Q is 2.6 years and 2.9 years respectively.
(b) The simple payback period for Project P and Project Q is 2 years and 3 years respectively and discounted payback period for Project P and Project Q is 2.9 years and 2.6 years respectively.
(c) The simple payback period for Project P and Project Q is 3 years and 2.5 years respectively and discounted payback period for Project P and Project Q is 3.6 years and 2.6 years respectively.
(d) The simple payback period for Project P and Project Q is 2 years and 2 years respectively and discounted payback period for Project P and Project Q is 2.9 years and 2.6 years respectively.