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Company XYZ is considering project A. Project A requires an initial investment of $75,000. It generates $35,000 each year for the coming 3 years. What is the discounted payback period for this project if the proper discount rate is 18%?
Discounted Pay Back Period = no. of years it takes to break even the initial outlay by considering the PV of future cash flows.
Pay Back Period= Low Year +((Initial Outflow - Cumulative Cash flow at low year) / Cash flow at high year)*(difference in Year)
Year | Cash Flow | PVF At 18.00% |
PV |
Cumulative |
1 |
35000 |
0.847 |
29661.017 |
29661.017 |
2 |
35000 |
0.718 |
25136.455 |
54797.472 |
3 |
35000 |
0.609 |
21302.081 |
76099.553 |
Initial Outflow |
-75000 |
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Low Year | High Year | |||
2 |
3 |
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Amt Recovered | High Year PV | |||
54797.472 |
21302.081 |
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Discounted Payback Period |
2.95 |
The discounted payback period for this project if the proper discount rate is 18% = 2.95 Years.
The discounted payback period for this project if the proper discount rate is 18% = 2.95 Years.