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Calculate payback period from investment and annual cash flow — see years, months and discounted payback.
Calculate payback period from investment and annual cash flow — see years, months and discounted payback.
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Simple payback is investment divided by annual cash flow. Discounted payback discounts cash flows, taking longer.
Simple ignores time value; discounted is more accurate but longer.
Calculate payback period from investment and annual cash flow — see years, months and discounted payback. Formula: Simple payback = investment/cashflow. Example: With $50k investment, $15k/year: simple payback 3.33 years (3y 4m).
Simple payback is investment divided by annual cash flow. Discounted payback discounts cash flows, taking longer.
Simple ignores time value; discounted is more accurate but longer.
With $50k investment, $15k/year: simple payback 3.33 years (3y 4m). At 8% discounted, about 4y.
Formulas are standard public references (see our methodology). External standards are cited in the text where they apply.
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