Using payback to make capital investment decisions Henry Co. is considering acquiring a manufacturing plant. The purchase price is $1,200,000. The owners believe the plant will generate net cash inflows of $325,000 annually. It will have to be replaced in six years. Use the payback method to determine whether Henry should purchase this plant. Round to one decimal place.

Henry should purchase this plant as it pays back in less than the 6 years it will have to be replaced in.

Payback period = 3.7 years

Explanation:

Payback period is a capital budgeting strategy that shows how long it will take for cash inflow to pay off the original investment.

The formula is;

= Year before payback + Cashflow remaining till payback/ Cash inflow in year of Payback

Year before payback

= 1,200,000/ 325,000

= 3.69

= 3 years

Cashflow remaining

= 1,2000,000 - (325,000 * 3)

= $225,000

= Year before payback + Cashflow remaining till payback/ Cash inflow in year of Payback

= 3 + 225,000/325,000

= 3.69

= 3.7 years

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