The decision criteria for the Payback is to reject a project if the Payback is

1. less than a rule of thumb in a particular company.

2. equal to a rule of thumb in a particular company.

3. greater than a rule of thumb in a particular company.

4. negative.

5. equal to zero.

6. positive.

7. less than one.

8. equal to one.

9. greater than one.

10. less than the required rate of return.

11. equal to the required rate of return.

12. greater than the required rate of return.