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Fortifying The Payback Period Method For Alternative Cash Flow Patterns Albert E. Avery * Susan M.V. Flaherty MoonWhoan Rhee REFERENCES [1] Anderson, G. and J. Prakash, 1990, A Note on Simple Resource Allocation Rules: The Case of Arithmetic Growth, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 175, 759763. [2] Block, S. and G. Hirt. 2005. Foundations of Financial Management, 11th ed., New York: McGraw Hill Irwin. [3] Boardman, C., W. Reinhart, S. Celec, 1982, The Role of the Payback Period in the Theory and Application of Duration to Capital Budgeting, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 94, 511514. [4] Rushinek, A., 1983, Capital Budgeting Techniques, the Payback Period, the Net Present Value, the Internal Rate of Return and Their Computer Applications, Managerial Finance, 91, 1113.
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Figure 1: Payback Period T, Ratio I, and Growth Rate g
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Figure 2: Payback Period T vs. Ratio I
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Figure 3: Payback Period T vs. Growth Rate g
Figure 4: Actual vs. Estimated Cash Flow 600
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Cash Flows
Table 1: Cash Flows and CNCFs YEAR CASH INFLOW 1 500 2 400 3 200 4 200 5 100
CNCF 500 100 100 300 400
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Estimated CF
Estimated CF 525.3 355.3 240.2 162.4 109.8
Estimated CNCF 474.7 119.4 120.8 283.2 393.0