The Length of Time Required for an Investment to Generate

question 78

Multiple Choice

The length of time required for an investment to generate cash flows sufficient to recover the initial cost of the investment is called the:

• A)cash period.
• B)net working capital period.
• C)payback period.
• D)profitability index.
• E)discounted payback period.

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Definitions:

Superego

One of the three components of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral conscience and the social standards of right and wrong.

Id

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the instinctual drives and the source of psychic energy.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, it represents the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Libido

A term used in psychoanalytic theory to describe the energy created by the survival and sexual instincts.