Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To calculate: The present value of the lottery

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Present value refers to the current worth of the future cash inflows after discounting with a discount rate. The present value helps to understand the amount that needs to be invested at present to obtain a predetermined amount of future cash flow.

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