👉 Payback is a financial metric used to evaluate the profitability of an investment or project. It measures how much of the initial outlay (such as capital) will be recovered by the end of the project. In simple terms, payback refers to the time required for a project to recover its initial investment. Payback is typically calculated using the following formula: \[ \text{Payback Time} = \frac{\text{Total Outlay}}{\text{Recovery Rate}} \] The
