
How to Calculate Discounted Payback Period in Excel
A payback period is the time an investment takes to break even. A discounted payback period is when the cash flow is discounted to comply with the time value of money. Imagine you have an investment of $1000 that will give you back $100 per month. The payback period for that would be 1000/100 = 10 months. In the case of discounted payback, you would have to discount the $100































































































