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What is Internal Rate of Return

Chapter 172
Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization
The rate of discount which equates cash flows or costs and benefits over time, resulting in a net present value of zero for a project.
Published in Chapter:
Project Appraisal Techniques
Tony Jackson (University of Dundee, Scotland, UK)
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5202-6.ch172
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Chapter 10
Economically Optimal Solar Power Generation
Metric used to estimate profitability of a potential investment. It is the discount rate at which the net present value is zero.
Published in Chapter: Economically Optimal Solar Power Generation; From: Cases on Green Energy and Sustainable Development
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