PBF() - Simple payback flow

Calculates the flow required for a business to recover the investment in a capital expenditure.

Returns

Double value if successful. If an error occurs, this function returns a zero.

Arguments

Type	Field	Description
double	dInvest	Investment
double	dPeriod	Pay-back in years

16 bit DLL declarations

PowerBuilder Function declaration

function double PBF(double dInvest, double dPeriod) library "IFL16.DLL"

Visual Basic Function declaration

Declare Function PBF lib "IFL16" (ByVal dInvest As Double, ByVal dPeriod As Double) As Double

C/C++ Synopsis

#include "function.h"

double PBF(double dInvest, double dPeriod)

32 bit DLL declarations

PowerBuilder Function declaration

function double PBF(double dInvest, double dPeriod) library "IFL32.DLL"

Visual Basic Function declaration

Declare Function PBF lib "IFL32" (ByVal dInvest As Double, ByVal dPeriod As Double) As Double

C/C++ Synopsis

#include "function.h"

double PBF(double dInvest, double dPeriod)

Example:

dInvest	=	100,000
dPeriod	=	6.6667

Result: $ 15,000.00 (yearly flow)