Payback

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Financial Management Quiz on Payback, created by nadz_k on 04/05/2013.
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Question 1

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What is the definition of payback?
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  • The length of time before the cumulated stream of forecasted cash flows equals the intitial investment
  • returning money to the person you are in debt to

Question 2

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When do you accept a project?
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  • When the project's payback period is > than the threshold
  • When the project's payback period is

Question 3

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What are the drawbacks of the payback method?
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  • It makes no allowance for the time value of money
  • The payback period doesn't state a specific date to pay by
  • Receipts beyond the payback period are ignored
  • It is quick and easy
  • It is better than the NPV method

Question 4

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What is meant by the term discounted payback?
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  • Future cash flows are calculated after the payback period is determined
  • Future cash flows are discounted prior to calculating the payback period
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