Assuming we're using the cash-flows (Cf) and the required return rate (r) to calculate the Net Present Value (NPV), We need to follow the Rule of Consistency, which is to say, if our (r) is stated in real terms, we must use Real (Cf), and vice versa. Helpful formulas: To adjust Real (Cf) to Nominal, we compound it (n) periods, using the rate of inflation (inf), viz: (Cf-real) * (1+inf)^(n) Similarly, to adjust Nominal (Cf) to Real, we discount it viz: (Cf-nominal) / (1+inf)^(n) The Fisher Theorem illustrates the relation between real and nominal rates, viz: (1+r-nom) = (1+r-real) * (1+inf)
Difference between real and nominal cash flow is that nominal cash flows uses the inflation information as well for calculation of nominal cash flow of future while real cash flow don't use that information for calculation.
The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) can be expressed in either real or nominal terms, depending on the context. A nominal WACC includes the effects of inflation, while a real WACC adjusts for inflation to reflect the true cost of capital in purchasing power terms. The choice between the two typically depends on the cash flows being discounted; if they are nominal cash flows, nominal WACC is used, and for real cash flows, the real WACC is appropriate.
It is not a personal a/c, nor a nominal account, alike cash it is real a/c.
TVM, or Time Value of Money can certainly be used to calculate a real return. The only difference between a nominal return and a real return is inflation, so simply discount your future cash flows by anticipated inflation and you have a real return. In simpler terms assuming inflation is steady you could simply deduct inflation from your nominal return. For example a nominal 7% return with 3% inflation could be desribed as a 4% real return.
nominal GDP and real GDP.
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A real interest rate and a nominal interest rate are quite similar. The only real difference between the two interest rates are that a nominal interest rate include the cost of inflation where as the real interest rate does not.
Typically, nominal accounts are closed on a periodic basis..iincome and expense are nominal accounts. Real accounts ...such as cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable are real accounts are not closed and are carried forward to subsequenr periods.
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Unearned ravenue is liability account as revenue is not yet earned but cash received.
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