Question 5.2: A Conventional Payback Period for the Computer Process-Contr...

Contemporary Engineering Economics [EXP-19776]

A Conventional Payback Period for the Computer Process-Control System Project

Consider the cash flows given in Example 5.1. Determine the payback period for this computer process-control system project.

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