# Payback Period Cash Flow Recheck

Recheck a payback period against the annual cash flows used.

## Scope
Preparation and review only. No account action or professional decision.

## Inputs
The initial investment, the annual cash flows, and the quoted payback period.

## Workflow
1. Record the initial investment.
2. Record the annual cash flow.
3. Divide and compare to the quoted payback.
4. Return the recheck without model changes.

## Output contract
investment | annual_cash_flow | computed_payback | quoted_payback | implied_cash_flow | difference

## Fictional acceptance test
Fictional project costs 240,000 and returns 60,000 a year, a payback of 4.0 years; a quoted 3.0 years assumed 80,000 a year, an input gap of 20,000 a year.

## Review gates
Keep original values, source IDs and version dates. Unknown facts stay held. Use qualified review for hiring, legal and accounting conclusions. No send, share, sign-in, scheduling, ledger change or payment. Fictional contract review is not a live account compatibility test.

## Method source
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/financial-modeling/payback-period/

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