Discounted Payback Period
Task: Calculate the discouted payback period
Discount Rate
8.50%
Year Cash Flow Discounted Cash Flow
0 ($150) ($150)
1 $70 $65
2 $55 $47
3 $40 $31
4 $25 $18
5 $10 $7
Discounted Payback Period
(years) 3.41
Cash Flow in Payback Completion
Year 18
Cumulative cash flow preceding break-
even point 7
Payback Period: Expected vs. Cumulative Cash Flows
$100
$65
$47
$50
$31
$18 $17
$11 $7
$0
($7)
Discounted Cash Flow
Cumulative Discounted Cash Flow
($50) ($39)
($85)
($100)
($150)
($150)($150)
($200)
Cumulative Discounted
Cash Flow
($150) =C9/((1+$B$6)^B9) =SUM($D$9:D9)
($85) =C10/((1+$B$6)^B10) =SUM($D$9:D10)
($39) =C11/((1+$B$6)^B11) =SUM($D$9:D11)
($7) =C12/((1+$B$6)^B12) =SUM($D$9:D12)
$11 =C13/((1+$B$6)^B13) =SUM($D$9:D13)
$17 =C14/((1+$B$6)^B14) =SUM($D$9:D14)
=COUNTIFS(E10:E14,"<"&0)+D20/D19
=INDEX(D10:D14,MATCH(0,E10:E14,1)+1)
=ABS(INDEX(E10:E14,MATCH(0,E10:E14,1)))
e Cash Flows
$17
Discounted Cash Flow
Cumulative Discounted Cash Flow