Payback period
-Investment:the purchase of an asset with the potential yield future
to
financial benefits.
Ex:upgrading computer equipment, purchase of a
building....
-Investmentappraisal:the quantitative techniques used to calculate the
financial costs & benefits of an investment
decision.
(differentmethods used assess
to the risks involved in
investmentdecision-making)
3 main methods
Payback period Average rate of return net presentvalue
Payback period (PBP)
the amount of time needed for an earn
projectto
investment enough profit
to repay the initial of
cost the investment.
formula booklet
don'thave
↓)
in
PBP =initial investment
cost ($)
contribution per month ($)
In reality, contribution will be
not
each
constant
year.
->
Calculate PBP using cumulative cash
flow method.
, Qualitative investment
appraisal:judging
whether an investment
projectis worthwhile
through non-numerical
means.
Quantitative investment
appraisal:judging
whether an investment
worthwhile based
projectis
on numerical (financial)
interpretations:PBP, ARR,
NPV.
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