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Determination of internal rate of return in respect of an arbitrary cash flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2012

G. C. Taylor
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1.1. Consider the situation where a party, in return for a capital outflow of c at a given time (which will be taken as the time-origin), is entitled to subsequent cash flow. This subsequent cash flow may contain positive and/or negative elements of inflow.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Institute of Actuaries , Volume 107 , Issue 4 , December 1980 , pp. 487 - 497
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Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 1980

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