Answer:
Payback period = 1.813 years
Explanation:
If a project has equal annual cash-flows, the payback period can be calculated using the formula:
[tex]Payback=\frac{CostOfMachine}{AnnualCashflows}[/tex]
The annual cash-flow figure that is to be used in this calculation should not include depreciation as depreciation is a non-cash item. Net operating income from the project would be $107,000 and to get to annual cash-flows, depreciation should be added back.
Annual cash-flows would therefore be $107,000
[tex]AnnualCashflows=107,000+16,000=123,000[/tex]
As such:
[tex]Payback=\frac{223,000}{123,000}= 1.813years[/tex]