Problem $8-29$ NPV Payback and $($LO $1,$ LO$4)$

Here are the expected cash flows for three projects:

a$.$ What is the payback period on each of the projects?

b$.$ If you use the payback rule with a cutoff period of $2$ years, which projects will you accept?

c$.$ If you use a cutoff period of $3$ years, which projects will you accept?

d$-1.$ If the opportunity cost of capital is $11\%,$ calculate the NPV for projects A$,$ B$,$ and C$.($Negative amounts should be indicated by a

minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$

d$-2.$ Which projects have positive NPVs$?$

e$.$ "Payback gives too much weight to cash flows that occur after the cutoff date." True or false?