ECONOMICS

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the disadvantages of discounted payback period analysis is that it ignores the cash flows after the payback period. Thus, it cannot tell a corporate manager or investor how the investment will perform afterward and how much value it will add in total. It may lead to decisions that contradict the NPV analysis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Payback ignores cash flows beyond the payback period, thereby ignoring the “profitability” of a project. To calculate a more exact payback period: Payback Period = Amount to be Invested/Estimated Annual Net Cash Flow.

Detailed explanation-3: -The regular payback ignores cash flows beyond the payback period, but the discounted payback method overcomes this problem. One drawback of the discounted payback is that this method does not consider the time value of money, while the regular payback overcomes this drawback.

Detailed explanation-4: -The payback period disregards the time value of money and is determined by counting the number of years it takes to recover the funds invested. For example, if it takes five years to recover the cost of an investment, the payback period is five years. This period does not account for what happens after payback occurs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Disadvantages of Discounted Payback Period One limitation is that it doesn’t take into account money’s time value. This means that it doesn’t consider that money today is worth more than money in the future. Another limitation is that it only looks at the cash flows from the project.