Discounted Payback Period Formula

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Discounted Payback Period is a capital budgeting procedure used to determine the profitability of a project. Check FAQs
DPP=ln(11-(Initial InvtDRPCF))ln(1+DR)
DPP - Discounted Payback Period?Initial Invt - Initial Investment?DR - Discount Rate?PCF - Periodic Cash Flow?

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0.0593Edit=ln(11-(2000Edit12Edit170000Edit))ln(1+12Edit)
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Discounted Payback Period Solution

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FIRST Step Consider the formula
DPP=ln(11-(Initial InvtDRPCF))ln(1+DR)
Next Step Substitute values of Variables
DPP=ln(11-(200012170000))ln(1+12)
Next Step Prepare to Evaluate
DPP=ln(11-(200012170000))ln(1+12)
Next Step Evaluate
DPP=0.0593352125644093
LAST Step Rounding Answer
DPP=0.0593

Discounted Payback Period Formula Elements

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Discounted Payback Period
Discounted Payback Period is a capital budgeting procedure used to determine the profitability of a project.
Symbol: DPP
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Initial Investment
The Initial Investment is the amount required to start a business or a project.
Symbol: Initial Invt
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Discount Rate
Discount Rate is the interest rate charged to commercial banks and other depository institutions for loans received from the Federal Reserve Bank’s discount window.
Symbol: DR
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Periodic Cash Flow
Periodic Cash Flow is the net amount of cash and cash-equivalents moving into and out of a business.
Symbol: PCF
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
ln
The natural logarithm, also known as the logarithm to the base e, is the inverse function of the natural exponential function.
Syntax: ln(Number)

Other formulas in Capital Budgeting category

​Go Payback Period
PBP=Initial InvtCf
​Go Cost of Retained Earnings
CRE=(DPc)+g
​Go Cost of Debt
Rd=Int.E(1-Tr)
​Go After-Tax Cost of Debt
ATCD=(Rf+CSP)(1-Tr)

How to Evaluate Discounted Payback Period?

Discounted Payback Period evaluator uses Discounted Payback Period = ln(1/(1-((Initial Investment*Discount Rate)/Periodic Cash Flow)))/ln(1+Discount Rate) to evaluate the Discounted Payback Period, Discounted Payback Period is a capital budgeting procedure used to determine the profitability of a project. Discounted Payback Period is denoted by DPP symbol.

How to evaluate Discounted Payback Period using this online evaluator? To use this online evaluator for Discounted Payback Period, enter Initial Investment (Initial Invt), Discount Rate (DR) & Periodic Cash Flow (PCF) and hit the calculate button.

FAQs on Discounted Payback Period

What is the formula to find Discounted Payback Period?
The formula of Discounted Payback Period is expressed as Discounted Payback Period = ln(1/(1-((Initial Investment*Discount Rate)/Periodic Cash Flow)))/ln(1+Discount Rate). Here is an example- 0.059335 = ln(1/(1-((2000*12)/170000)))/ln(1+12).
How to calculate Discounted Payback Period?
With Initial Investment (Initial Invt), Discount Rate (DR) & Periodic Cash Flow (PCF) we can find Discounted Payback Period using the formula - Discounted Payback Period = ln(1/(1-((Initial Investment*Discount Rate)/Periodic Cash Flow)))/ln(1+Discount Rate). This formula also uses Natural Logarithm (ln) function(s).
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