The Payback Period calculates how long it takes for an organization to get back the funds it originally invested in a project. It is basically used to determine the time needed for an investment to break-even.
Some other related topics you might be interested to explore are NPV, IRR, and Discounted Payback Period.
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Payback Period is among the topics included in the Corporate Finance module of the CFA Level 1 Curriculum.
