Payback Period: time period until break-even point (BEP)

is reached
Return on Investment (ROI): a measure, per period, of
interest rate of return on money invested in an entity in order
to decide whether to undertake an investment
break-even point (BEP): the point in time for which the
gain from an investment less the cost of investment to obtain
that gain equals zero
ROI = (gain from investment 􀀀
cost of investment)=cost of investment