Baylor Lumber Products is considering the purchase of a high-efficiency conveyor system. Two manufacturers have approached Baylor with proposals: (1) Duke Industries and (2) Wake Manufacturing. Regardless of which vendor Baylor chooses, the following incremental cash flows are expected to be realized.

a. If the machine manufactured by Duke Industries costs $30,000, what is its expected payback period?
b. If the machine manufactured by Wake Manufacturing has a payback period of 48 months, what is its cost?
c. Which of the machines is most attractive based on its respective payback period? Should Baylor base its decision entirely on this criterion? Explain your answer.

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Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... ... ... .... Incremental Cash Incremental Cash Inflows Outflows $29,000 30,000 35,000 38,000 37,000 36,000 $23,000 24,000 29,000 32,000 31,000 30,000