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A Refresher on Payback Method

Harvard Business

There are a variety of ways to calculate a return on investment (ROI) — net present value , internal rate of return , breakeven — but the simplest is payback period. Payback is by far the most common ROI method used to express the return you’re getting on an investment. What is payback period? What is payback period?