Assume that your hotel decided to add new menu items to the restaurant's menu. This project will require your hotel to purchase new kitchen equipment. The hotel owners expect all projects conducted in...

Assume that your hotel decided to add new menu items to the restaurant's menu. This project will require your hotel to purchase new kitchen equipment.

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  The hotel owners expect all projects conducted in this company to meet the following decision criteria:
  
  
  
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      Payback period < 3="">
      
    
    
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      NPV > $0
      
    
    
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      IRR > the company’s required rate of return which is 8%.
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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  The estimated kitchen equipment cost is $15,000 (Year 0), and incremental cash flows from this project (Year 1-5) are listed in the table.
  

What is the payback period of this project (years)?