Performance indicators of the investment project, such as, payback period, net discounted income, the internal rate of return and the profitability index are considered not so that they should simply be considered when evaluating an investment project, but more in order to determine an alternative between possible options for investing money for the investor. When the question is which one is more economically attractive to the latter.
For example, you can invest less money, but the efficiency of payback and accumulated net discounted income over the entire life of the project will be higher than for a project with large investments.
Therefore, these are considered integral indicators - to choose a more economically viable scenario for the investor.
It is important for him that the money returns faster, for example, in conditions of increased macroeconomic risks, if there is no stability in the long-term outlook.
