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John Moffat.
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- September 7, 2016 at 7:07 pm #338757
Dear Tutor
I am sort of confused in the which interest rate to use.
1) In which circumstances should I use Pre-Tax Discount Rate and Post-Tax Discount Rate.
2) For inflation related question, when do I use Real-rate and Money-Rate?
3) Some questions do state “After-tax Real Rate” or “Pre-tax Money-Rate” which is even more confusing.
Please enlighten me. Thank you!
September 7, 2016 at 8:28 pm #338801I am sorry, but all of these questions are covered in full in my free lectures.
I cannot possibly type them all out here – you must watch the lectures.
1. We always use the post tax rate (unless told otherwise in the question) – it would be nonsense not to.
2. It depends what the question asks for – usually it is the money (nominal) rate as applied to the money (nominal) cash flows.
3. There should be nothing confusing at all if you have studied the above properly.
September 8, 2016 at 3:31 pm #339076Thank you!
September 8, 2016 at 3:45 pm #339082You are welcome 🙂
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