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social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > accounting and activity-based costing > net present value
social science subjects > business and management > finance > net present value
social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > finance ethics > net present value

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net present value  

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  • The net present value (NPV) of an investment is the present value of all the expected future cash flows less the initial investment. If the NPV is positive, then the investment recovers all of the initial investment and more, while taking into account the time value of the cash flows (see entry for Time Value of Money). [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Net Present Value (NPV)]

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