What two pieces of information does the payback convey that are absent from the other capital budgeting decision methods?

What two pieces of information does the payback convey that are
absent from the other capital budgeting decision methods?

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the five capital budg-
eting methods discussed in this chapter.
Should capital budgeting decisions be made solely on the basis of a
project’s NPV?

Give some examples of other types of decisions that can be analyzed
with the capital budgeting techniques developed in this chapter.