npv — Accounting

Return the net present value of an investment.

Interface

#include <codecogs/finance/accounting/npv.h>

using namespace Finance::Accounting;

double npv( double rate, double value[], int nV)

This function calculates the net present value of an investment. It returns the net present value of a stream of equal periodic cash flows, which are subject to a given discount rate.

Parameters

rate

The interest rate

value

An array of values

The number of values (entries in the array)

Returns

The net present value of the given cash flow series, discounted at rate, assuming the first cash flow (value[0]) occurs one period from now.