This document discusses key concepts related to time value of money analysis including cash flows, interest rates, compounding, present value, future value, discounting, and other valuation techniques. It defines important terms like compounding, present value, future value, annuities, perpetuities, effective interest rates, and loan amortization. Timelines, formulas, and graphs are presented to illustrate the relationships between these concepts and how they are used to assess the value of cash flows over time under different interest rate scenarios.
7. Compounding
arithmetic process of
determining the final value of a
cash flow or series of cash flow
when compound interest is
applied
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10. Future value (FV)
amount to which a cash flow or
a series of cash flows will grow
over a given period of time
when compounded at a given
interest rate
40. Amortization schedule
table showing precisely how a loan
will be repaid
gives the required payment on
each payment date and a
breakdown of the
payment, showing how much is
interest and how much is
repayment of principal