The Payback Period

question 73

Multiple Choice

The payback period:

• A) indicates how quickly the investment money will be returned in the form of cash inflows or savings.
• B) reflects the return a buyer would have earned from a different use of the same investment capital.
• C) fails to quantify the personal risk involved in any buying decision made by a purchasing agent.
• D) indicates the total value of all future sales with a customer.
• E) pertains solely to those investments that pose a small risk to the buyer.

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