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discount factor

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discount factor [′dis‚kau̇nt ‚fak·tər]
(petroleum engineering)
The ratio of the present worth of one or a series of future payments to the total undiscounted amount of such future payments. Also known as average discount factor; deferment factor; present-worth factor.


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Step Three (Column C): Multiply the cash flow in column A with the discount factor in column B to determine the net present value of each cash flow.
The court applied a 12% discount on the grounds that (1) the IRS had effectively conceded that a discount factor of up to 12% would be appropriate and (2) the estate failed to prove that a figure greater than 12% would be appropriate.
This are known as the discount factor and can be calculated using most spreadsheet applications.
 
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