Which of the following statements about the "payback period" is true?
The payback period fails to produce an objective decision to accept or reject an individual project. |
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The payback period considers the time value of money. |
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The payback period uses discounted cash-flow techniques. |
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The payback period considers cash flows after the payback has been reached. |
The statement that is true about 'payback period' is that :-
Payback period fails to produce an objective decision to accept or reject an individual project.
Explanation :-
In case of an individual project , the payback period only gives you the time in which you can recover your investment but , you do not have a cut off payback time so as to accept or reject the project . In case of mutually exclusive project , the project with shorter payback period is accepted .
So, in case of independent project, payback period fails to produce an objective decision.
Explanation for rejection of other points :-
Payback period does not consider the time value of money , it does not use discounted cash flow techniques and it does not consider the cash flow generated after payback has reached.
So, the other points given about payback period is false.
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