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Payback Period Calculator

Time to recover an investment.

Payback period

Payback
4.17 years
Break-even around month 50
Discounted payback
4.17 years
Same as simple payback at 0% rate
Cash-on-cash return
24.0%/yr
Recovers $12,000 on a $50,000 outlay each year
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