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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.
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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.
What is the advantage and disadvantage of discounted payback method?
we only know the disadvantages: The cash flows beyond the payback period are ignored..
Why is the NPV method superior to payback method?
How is the method superior to the payback method
Why is the NPV method superior to the Payback method?
How is the method superior to the payback method
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 are the weaknesses of the payback method?
the payback method ... is a method to evaluate the project in capital budgeting ... or simply in a long term dicision making for the entity .and because it is a long term in nature ..... the risk is high ... by evaluatining methods ... we try to reduce the uncertinity ... one of the methods ...is payback method . the disadvantage of the payback method is ...it does not concern with the time value of money theory ....the second one is ...it ignore the incash flow and the outcash flow of the project , after the payback period .
Disadvantages of using roi payback method npv and irr and average profits?
Disadvantages of Payback Method: It may lead to excessive investment in short term projects. The choice of any cut-off payback period by an organization is arbitrary.
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.
What is payback method on investment appraisal?
In payback period of investment appraisal method all cash inflows and outflows are analysed and find out that in how many years investment proposal will earn the invested money.
What is pay back period method of evaluating capital expenditure?
Payback period method evaluates any investing activity from how much money it will pay back and how much time it requires to payback in number of years.
International project appraisal?
discounted cashflow method is used
What is the difference between the net present value and the discounted cash flow method?
cash method is when you get cash, method is when u give it
