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- Title
EQUIVALENT, INCIDENTAL AND INCREMENTAL CASH FLOWS.
- Authors
Howard Qi; Yan Alice Xie
- Abstract
The equivalent annuity cash flow (EACF) method is an interesting concept in asset pricing and corporate finance. It is normally believed that the EACF applies in cases where the cash flows of certain pattern repeat themselves perpetually. However, the authors of this study clarify that this is not a necessary condition of the equivalent annuity cash flow method. The method's simple appearance belies several subtleties that could easily invalidate the method without causing any alarm. This study explains how to apply this methodology to finite horizons, especially when the projects have different economic lives, and how the issues of incidental and incremental cash flows may arise and be correctly handled in the EACF framework. A search of the literature suggests that this is the first study to address these issues. Given the importance of the EACF methodology to both theorists and practitioners, the authors make a marginal yet important contribution to the literature in clarifying the EACF concept and methodology.
- Subjects
CASH &; cash equivalents; CASH flow; ASSET sales &; prices; MATHEMATICAL equivalence; DIRECT costing; MATHEMATICAL models
- Publication
International Journal of Business, Accounting & Finance, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 2, p44
- ISSN
1936-699X
- Publication type
Article