PBI() - Simple pay-back investment

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

Returns

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

Arguments

Type	Field	Description
double	dFlow	Cash inflow for the life
double	dPeriod	Pay-back in years

16 bit DLL declarations

PowerBuilder Function declaration

function double PBI(double dFlow, double dPeriod) library "IFL16.DLL"

Visual Basic Function declaration

Declare Function PBI lib "IFL16" (ByVal dFlow As Double, ByVal dPeriod As Double) As Double

C/C++ Synopsis

#include "function.h"

double PBI(double dFlow, double dPeriod)

32 bit DLL declarations

PowerBuilder Function declaration

function double PBI(double dFlow, double dPeriod) library "IFL32.DLL"

Visual Basic Function declaration

Declare Function PBI lib "IFL32" (ByVal dFlow As Double, ByVal dPeriod As Double) As Double

C/C++ Synopsis

#include "function.h"

double PBI(double dFlow, double dPeriod)

Example:

dFlow	=	15,000
dPeriod	=	6.6667

Result: $ 100,000.00 (investment)