• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free Notes, Lectures, Tests and Forums for ACCA and CIMA exams

  • ACCA
  • CIMA
  • FIA
  • OBU
  • Books
  • Forums
  • Ask AI
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login
  • ACCA Forums
  • Ask ACCA Tutor
  • FIA Forums
  • CIMA Forums
  • OBU Forums
  • Qualified Members forum
  • Buy/Sell Books
  • All Forums
  • Latest Topics

Save 20% on ACCA & CIMA Books

Interactive BPP books for June 2026 exams, recommended by OpenTuition.
Get discount code >>

Payback and Accounting Rate of Return

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FM Exams › Payback and Accounting Rate of Return

  • This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 3 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • December 25, 2018 at 1:35 pm #492695
    Avatarchinny98
    Member
    • Topics: 30
    • Replies: 16
    • ☆

    Do we include scrap value into cumulative cash flow when we calculate payback period?

    For accounting rate of return, I am wondering why we need to add scrap value when we calculate average investment? (as to what I watch in the lectures video) How about if gt disposal value? is that means we need to minus it out?

    Thanksss you sir

    December 26, 2018 at 9:37 am #493441
    AvatarJohn Moffat
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 57
    • Replies: 54843
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    Yes – scrap value is included when calculating the payback period (but only if you are told the scrap value at the end of each year, which is not usual in the exam).

    Disposal value and scrap value are different words for the same thing. The average value is half way between the cost and the scrap value, so we add them together and divide by 2.

    October 25, 2022 at 1:51 pm #669930
    Avatarwayned
    Participant
    • Topics: 0
    • Replies: 2
    • ☆

    how do you incorporate salvage value in calculating payback period

    October 25, 2022 at 5:13 pm #669952
    AvatarJohn Moffat
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 57
    • Replies: 54843
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    Salvage value is another word for the disposal value or the scrap value.

    The calculation of the payback period is covered in my free lectures on investment appraisal.

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Log In

Primary Sidebar

ACCA News:

ACCA My Exam Performance for non-variant

Applied Skills exams is available NOW

ACCA Options:  “Read the Mind of the Marker” articles

Subscribe to ACCA’s Student Accountant Direct

ACCA CBE Exams – Instant Poll

How was your exam, and what was the exam result?

BT CBE exam was.. | MA CBE exam was..
FA CBE exam was.. | LW CBE exam was..

Donate

If you have benefited from OpenTuition please donate.

PQ Magazine

Latest Comments

  • TEDI on IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment – Initial Recognition – CIMA F1 Financial Reporting
  • ChanNV on Framework – measurement – ACCA Financial Reporting (FR)
  • ChanNV on IASB Conceptual Framework – Introduction – ACCA Financial Reporting (FR)
  • Konstantinos43 on Financial Performance Measurement – Liquidity Measures – ACCA Management Accounting (MA)
  • Hirak.5 on ACCA TX-UK FA2025 Chapter 3 Property Income and Investments – Individuals

Copyright © 2026 · Contact · Advertising · OpenLicense · About · Sitemap · Privacy Policy · Cookie settings · Comments · Log in