The Payback Period Is Defined as

The payback period is defined as

A) The amount of time,in years,that it takes the company to provide investors a return on the capital.
B) The amount of time,in years,that it takes for an investment to return the original amount of the capital plus the required internal rate of return.
C) The amount of time,in years,that it takes the company to earn enough profit generated from the capital asset to pay for it.
D) The amount of time,in years,that it takes for an investment to return the original amount of invested capital.