Chapter 26, Problem 6DQ

To determine

Cash payback method:

Cash payback period is the expected time period which is required to recover the cost of investment. It is one of the capital investment method used by the management to evaluate the long-term investment (fixed assets) of the business.

In simple, the cash payback period is computed as follows:

$\text{Cash payback period =}\frac{\text{Initial cost}}{\text{Annual net cash inflow}}$

Net present value method:

Net present value method is the method which is used to compare the initial cash outflow of investment with the present value of its cash inflows. In the net present value, the interest rate is desired by the business based on the net income from the investment, and it is also called as the discounted cash flow method.

To discuss: The uses of the cash payback period for analyzing the financial performance over the net present value method.