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Chapter 14

Payback

2.1 Payback technique

The payback technique considers the time a project will take to pay back the money
invested in it. It is based on expected cash flows. To use the payback technique a
company must set a target payback period.

Decision criteria

 Compare the payback period to the company's target return time and
if the payback for the project is quicker the project should be
accepted.

 Faced with mutually exclusive projects choose the project with the
quickest payback.

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