Which of the Following Statements Best Describes Payback

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes payback?

• A) The regular payback method recognizes all cash flows over a project's life.
• B) The discounted payback method recognizes all cash flows over a project's life, and it also adjusts these cash flows to account for the time value of money.
• C) The regular payback method was widely used years ago, but virtually no companies even calculate the payback today.
• D) The regular payback is useful as an indicator of a project's liquidity because it gives managers an idea of how long it will take to recover the funds invested in a project.

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