Payback Period

Colourful slides, animations, video links, fun activities, as well as questions (with answers provided) are all included in this engaging and informative lesson on calculating the payback period, applicable to all syllabi

Included in the lesson is:

A fun (and very popular with my students!) Catchphrase starter activity where students have to guess the name of a well-known brand or product from a selection of pictures. Answers are provided.

An eye-catching slide used to explain the purpose of the lesson and introduce the terms capital investment appraisal.

An explanation of what it means to invest

Contextualised examples and explanations of what investing is with colourful slides and video links provided (a Bitcoin video is included as well as a link to live house price updates)

A ‘guess the price of the good’ activity that demonstrates reasons why people make investments (to get a return on their investment)

Examples of real business investments (Facebook purchasing WhatsApp, Oculus, extra warehouses for servers)

Explanation and step by step demonstration of how to calculate the payback period

A 10 - 15 minute activity where students need to calculate the payback period. Answers provided.

An explanation as how to evaluate the payback period

It took me a lesson and a half to go through all of the content