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Problem 10.21 (Excel Video) Cullumber Communication Corp. is investing $8,975,700 in new technologies. The company's management expects significant benefits in the first three years after installation (as can be seen by the following cash flows), and smaller constant benefits in each of the next four years. Excel Template (Note: This template includes the problem statement as it appears in your textbook. The problem assigned to you here may have different values. When using this template, copy the problem statement from this screen for easy reference to the values you've been given here, and be sure to update any values that may have been pre-entered in the template based on the textbook version of the problem.) Year 4-7 $1,240,500 Cash Flows $1,891,000 2 $4,944,000 $2,581,100 What is the discounted payback period for the project assuming a discount rate of 10 percent? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25. If discounted payback period exceeds life of the project, enter o for the answer.) The discounted payback period for the project is years. Click if you would like to Show Work for this question: Open Show Work

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| -$8,975,700 year cash flows pv @ 10% present value cumulative discounted cash flows $1,891,000 0.9091 $1,719,091 -$7,256,609 2 | $4,944,000 0.8264 $4,085,950 -$3,170,659 3 4 $2,581,100 $1,240,500 0.7513 0.6830 $1,939,219 | $847,278 $1,231,440 - $384,162 5 $1,240,500 0.6209 $770,253 $386,091 | 6 7 $1,240,500 $1,240,500 0.56450.5132 $700,230 $636,573 $1,086,321 $1,722,894 -$8,975,700 $8,975,700 discounted payback period: 4.50 years 4+(384162/770253)