So berechnen Sie Payback Period

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Payback period is how long it takes for an investment to recover its initial cost through cash inflows. Simple but ignores time value of money; discounted payback is more accurate.

Formel

Payback = Year before recovery + (Unrecovered cost / Cash flow in recovery year)

Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung

1List cash inflows by year
2Accumulate until initial investment is recovered
3Calculate exact time within the recovery year

Gelöste Beispiele

Eingabe

Initial: $10k, Flows: $3k, $4k, $5k

Ergebnis

Payback ≈ 2.2 years

Recovers in early year 3

Häufige Fehler vermeiden

✕Ignoring time value of money
✕Not handling cash inflows before payback

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