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Payback period versus discounted payback period versus net present value versus profitability index?
discounted payback period
What is the difference between payback and discounted payback?
Simple payback method do not care about the time-value of money principle while discounted payback period do take care of this principle in calculation.
Discounted payback method?
A discounted payback method is a formula that is used to calculate how long to recoup investments based on the discounted cash flows of the investment. It is a variation of payback period or the time it takes to recover a project investment given the discounted cash flow it has.
What is the advantage and disadvantage of discounted payback method?
we only know the disadvantages: The cash flows beyond the payback period are ignored..
How to compute discounted payback period?
What is the payback period of the following project? Initial Investment: $50,000 Projected life: 8 years Net cash flows each year: $10,000
What is a payback period?
payback period , it is to pay your period on time jajajaja
What is the formula for the payback period?
Formula for the Payback Period. Payback period = Initial investment / Annual Cash inflows
Adavntages of using payback period?
advantages of payback period?
What are the disadvantages of the discounted payback period?
It's not a direct measure of a project's contribution to stockholder's wealth. You may reject project's that should be accepted when using the NPV analysis (best method used for determining whether or not a project is accepted in Capital Budgeting). Discounted Payback Period AdvantagesConsiders the time value of money Considers the riskiness of the project's cash flows (through the cost of capital) Disadvantages No concrete decision criteria that indicate whether the investment increases the firm's value Requires an estimate of the cost of capital in order to calculate the payback Ignores cash flows beyond the discounted payback periodYounes Aitouazdi: University of Houston Downtown
What is meant by the payback period?
Something is meant by the payback period. It is the length of time taken to recover the cost of an investment. This is what is meant by the payback period.
Limitatios of payback period?
- the payback period is to dependent on cash inflows which are hard to predict. - The payback period only considers revenue, does not consider profits.
Criticism of payback period?
The basic criticisms of the payback period method are that it does not measure the profitability of an investment and it does not consider the time value of money.
