Simms Manufacturing Is Considering Two Alternative Investment Proposals with the Following

Multiple Choice

Simms Manufacturing is considering two alternative investment proposals with the following data:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|r|}\hline &\text { Proposal X } & \text { Proposal Y } \\ \hline \text { Investment } & \$ 620,000 & \$ 400,000 \\\hline \text { Useful life } & 8 \text { years } & 8 \text { years } \\\hline \text { Estimated annual net cash inflows for 8 years } & \$ 130,000 & \$ 80,000 \\\hline \text { Residual value } & \$ 60,000 & \$ 0 \\\hline \text { Depreciation method } & \text { Straight-line } & \text { Straight-line } \\\hline \text { Required rate of return } & 14 \% & 10 \%\\\hline \end{array}$

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How long is the payback period for Proposal X?

A) 4.50 years
B) 4.77 years
C) 8 years
D) 10.33 years