Project Investment Payback Analysis
Calculates simple and discounted payback periods per AACE/GPSA standards. Includes NPV, IRR, MIRR, and profitability index with hyperbolic decline (Arps' b=0.5) for gas production and MACRS depreciation per IRS Pub 946.
Investment Parameters
$
$
% of CAPEX
AACE Class 3: 10-20%
% of CAPEX
Production & Revenue
$/year
Year 1 gross operating revenue
$/year
Year 1 OPEX (escalates with inflation)
% annual
Hyperbolic decline (b=0.5)
% annual
years
Financial Parameters
%
%
%
US federal corporate tax
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