PBS() - Simple pay-back

Calculates the length of time required for a business to recover its entire 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	dFlow	Cash inflow for the life

16 bit DLL declarations

PowerBuilder Function declaration

function double PBS(double dInvest, double dFlow) library "IFL16.DLL"

Visual Basic Function declaration

Declare Function PBS lib "IFL16" (ByVal dInvest As Double, ByVal dFlow As Double) As Double

C/C++ Synopsis

#include "function.h"

double PBS(double dInvest, double dFlow)

32 bit DLL declarations

PowerBuilder Function declaration

function double PBS(double dInvest, double dFlow) library "IFL32.DLL"

Visual Basic Function declaration

Declare Function PBS lib "IFL32" (ByVal dInvest As Double, ByVal dFlow As Double) As Double

C/C++ Synopsis

#include "function.h"

double PBS(double dInvest, double dFlow)

Example:

dInvest	=	100,000
dFlow	=	15,000

Result: 6.6667 (pay-back in years)