Computing present values: Capital budgeting done correctly ¬リニ
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This paper shows that the standard textbook formula for computing the present value of a future random cash flow – the discounted expected value – is formally incorrect and can generate significant errors when used to compute present values. The correct present value method is provided as well as a simple adjustment to the textbook formula which can be used to obtain an approximation to the correct value. 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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