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FMDiscount Rates

AAakash8y ago
Hi - Can you please explain as to when do we use after tax WACC discount rate and before tax discount rate. - Mainly confusion is between before tax and after tax? Under what circumstance do we use them ? As per my understanding we use after tax cost of capital for NPV and investment appraisals. Where we would use [ i(1-t )] where before tax rate is provided. Considering Real and Nominal rate -- (1+m)=(1+r)(1+i) Real Rate - Use only when single inflation or no inflation ( no need to inflate variables) Nominal Rate - Use when more than one inflation rate ( inflate variables) For Lease vs Buy -- use Before Tax Cost of Debt (instead of cost of capital) Please correct me if I am wrong in the above understanding. Thanks. Regards Aakash.
AAakash8y ago#1
Just for reference to the doubt. Section B Q27] Ridag Company - September Specimen Section A Q22] Ring Company - September 2016. In both the question q27 - EAC/EAB and q22 - MV of Loan note - they have used the before tax rates.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor8y ago#2
If you want me to answer then you must ask in the Ask the Tutor Forum - this forum is for students to help each other. (And everything you ask is explained in detail in my free lectures! The lectures are a complete free course for Paper F9 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.)
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