Why do we use discount rate?

Related questions

1. Is higher discount rate better?
2. Who controls the discount rate?
3. How does discount rate affect NPV?
4. What is the difference between discount rate and discount factor?
5. What does higher discount rate mean?
6. Is a high or low discount rate better?
7. Why is the discount rate important?
8. What is the current discount rate?
9. What happens if the discount rate is lowered?
10. What does a high discount rate mean?

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1. #value
2. #weighted
3. #capital
4. #present
5. #interest
6. #flows
7. #standard
8. #discount
9. #calculate
10. #their
11. #determine
12. #budgeting
13. #companies
14. #future
15. #analysis
16. #project
17. #average
18. #discounted