You are evaluating a $4-$year project, and its cash flows are $($$$53,000),$ $$19,000,$ $$26,000,$ $$22,000,$ $$24,000$ for years $0$ to $4,$ respectively. What is the project's payback period? Note the number in $()$ means negative.

Question $9$ options:

$2\mathrm{.}04$

$2\mathrm{.}36$

$2\mathrm{.}63$

$2\mathrm{.}93$

$3\mathrm{.}10$

$3\mathrm{.}40$