The management of Niagara National Bank is considering an investment in automatic teller machines. The machines would cost $156,400 and have a useful life of seven years. The bank's controller has estimated that the automatic teller machines will save the bank $34,000 after taxes during each year of their life (including the depreciation tax shield). The machines will have no salvage value. Compute the payback period for the proposed investment.

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