Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781260706307
Author: Jan Williams
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 26, Problem 3DQ
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Explain the major shortcoming of using the payback period as the only criterion in making capital budgeting decision.

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