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The present value of maintenance costs for E-government Basic and E-government Plus is
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I am explaining to you, How the present value is calculated in general.
CASH FLOW | Present Value Factor | Present Value of Cash Flow |
(A) | (B) | (A X B) |
You can understand that if you can buy a pen for $1 today, you have to pay extra for that after 5 years.
It happens because of various factors like inflation, interest rate, etc.
So for knowing today's worth of future cash flow, we calculate the present value.
Present Value Factor is also known as Discounting factor.
It is calculated as
where i = Expected Interest rate or Growth Rate
and t = time period.
So, By multiplying Cash flow with the present value factor, we will get Present Value.
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