present value method
1Present Value of Revenues auction — A Present Value of Revenues auction, sometimes called a least present value of revenues auction, is a method of awarding contracts in which the bids are for the total present value of cash flows from the project. The lowest bid wins, and the… …
2Net present value — In finance, the net present value (NPV) or net present worth (NPW)[1] of a time series of cash flows, both incoming and outgoing, is defined as the sum of the present values (PVs) of the individual cash flows of the same entity. In the case when… …
3Actuarial present value — In actuarial science, the actuarial present value of a payment or series of payments which are random variables is the expected value of the present value of the payments, or equivalently, the present value of their expected values.This applies… …
4net present value — NPV A method of capital budgeting in which the value of an investment is calculated as the total present value of all cash inflows, cash outflows minus the cost of the initial investment. If the net present value is positive the investment should …
5Adjusted present value — (APV) is a business valuation method. APV is the net present value of a project if financed solely by ownership equity plus the present value of all the benefits of financing. Firstly, it was studied by Stewart Myers, a professor at the MIT Sloan …
6net present value — NPV A method of capital budgeting in which the value of an investment is calculated as the total present value of all cash inflows and cash outflows minus the cost of the initial investment. If the net present value is positive the investment… …
7fair value method of accounting — Fair value method. Valuation of assets at present value, meaning same as actual value or market value. Kerr v. Klinchfield Coal Corp., 169 Va. 149, 192 S.E. 741, 744. See also accounting …
8fair value method of accounting — Fair value method. Valuation of assets at present value, meaning same as actual value or market value. Kerr v. Klinchfield Coal Corp., 169 Va. 149, 192 S.E. 741, 744. See also accounting …
9Method of increments — Increment In cre*ment, n. [L. incrementum: cf. F. incr[ e]ment. See {Increase}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement. [1913 Webster] The seminary that… …
10Value engineering — is a systematic method to improve the value of goods and services by using an examination of function. Value, as defined, is the ratio of function to cost. Value can therefore be increased by either improving the function or reducing the cost. It …
