Net Present Value: What Future Income Is Worth Today

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Net Present Value: What Future Income Is Worth Today

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Calculate what future income is worth today by applying a discount to its future value. • Figure out what future income is worth today by applying a discount rate 0:00 Transcript: http://nav.al/npv

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Jul 29, 2019

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Judgment Is the Decisive Skill: Everything we've discussed so far has been setting you up to apply judgment. by Naval
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