ADM 3351 Lecture 5: Ch03
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Computing the yield or internal rate of return on. The yield on any investment is the interest rate that will make the present value of the cash flows from the investment equal to the price (or cost) of the investment. Mathematically, the yield on any investment, y, is the interest rate that satisfies the equation. )y + (1 where cft = cash flow in year t, p = price of the investment, n = number of years. The yield calculated from this relationship is also called the internal rate of return. Solving for the yield (y) requires a trial-and-error (iterative) procedure. The objective is to find the yield that will make the present value of the cash flows equal to the price. Keep in mind that the yield computed is the yield for the period. That is, if the cash flows are semiannual, the yield is a semiannual yield.