9.2 Payback Period
By far, the easiest decision model to administer is payback period. This model answers one basic question: How soon will I recover my initial investment? The model assumes that there is an outflow of cash at the beginning of the project and a series of cash inflows during future periods. It simply calculates at what point in time the company recovers its cash outflow or payback with corresponding future cash inflows.
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