# Franchises Under $150K Ranked by Payback Period

**Use case:** 

One-click shortlist of US franchises with initial investment under $150,000, ranked by estimated payback — FDD-sourced fees, royalties and Item 19 revenue.

## Input

```json
{
  "brands": [],
  "categories": [],
  "maxInvestmentUsd": 150000,
  "requireItem19": false,
  "sortBy": "payback_period",
  "limit": 50,
  "includeInvestmentBreakdown": false,
  "includeFeeSchedule": false,
  "includeUnitHistory": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "brand": {
    "label": "Brand",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "initial_investment_usd_low": {
    "label": "Investment low ($)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "initial_investment_usd_high": {
    "label": "Investment high ($)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "franchise_fee_usd_low": {
    "label": "Franchise fee ($)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "royalty_pct": {
    "label": "Royalty %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ad_fund_pct": {
    "label": "Ad fund %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "average_gross_revenue_usd": {
    "label": "Avg unit revenue ($)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "payback_period_years": {
    "label": "Payback (yrs)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "health_score": {
    "label": "Health",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "fdd_year": {
    "label": "FDD year",
    "format": "integer"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Franchise Investment Data — FDD Costs, Fees & Unit Counts](https://apify.com/jakedata/franchise-investment-data) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/jakedata/franchise-investment-data) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.