An investment that generates a series of uniform and equal cash amounts is referred as
A.net present value.
B.future value.
C.cash flow.
D.an annuity.
The correct option is : an annuity
An annuity is equal series of payments over a fixed period of time at a specified interest rate where:
Present value of annuity=Annuity[1-(1+interest rate)^-time
period]/rate
Future value of annuity=Annuity[(1+rate)^time period-1]/rate
Also;
NPV=Present value of inflows-Present value of outflows
where
Present value of inflows=cash inflow*Present value of discounting factor(rate%,time period)
Cash flow means cash generated by the firm through sale of fixed asset,equipment etc and can happen for a single event/series of events and hence can not be necessarily termed as an annuity cash flow
Also a future value can be discounted to the present value using discounting rate such as :
Present value=Future value*Present value of discounting factor(rate%,time period)
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