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Leave the strength standing

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Question
    Eliminate the shortcomings of the payback period method.
    Choices
    1. Item
      It is simple to calculate
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      That is named as the first shortcoming of the method.
      Item
      It ignores the time value of money
    3. Explanation
      That is named as a second disadvantage of the method.
      Item
      It has no clear accept or reject rule
    4. Explanation
      That is named as a third drawback of the method.
      Item
      It ignores cash flows after payback
Instructions
Knock out the shortcomings. One real advantage should survive.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Principles of Finance (CC BY 4.0), Ch 16 'How Companies Think about Investing', sections 16.1-16.5_
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