04Lesson 4 · Module 2

Can you advise the CFO?

You now have the tools: timelines, discounting, NPV, special cashflows, compounding, and real-vs-nominal consistency. Apply them in one integrated decision.

Enter the CFO Decision Room

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Present Value Relations

Four connected lessons turn future cashflows into value today. Complete the first three to unlock the integrated CFO Decision Room.

Node 01

Cashflow Canyon

Assets, timelines, and NPV

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Node 02

Perpetuity Port

Special cashflows and compounding

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Node 03

Inflation Ridge

Real vs nominal value

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Node 04

CFO Decision Room

Integrated final challenge

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01Capstone

CFO Decision Room: Present Value Capstone

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02Drills

Practice Arena

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Practice Arena

Each mode is a one- to three-minute drill. No penalty — replay any time. Clearing a mode updates the Mastery Road.

03Progress

Mastery Road

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Mastery Road

Seven skills connect the module into one integrated understanding. Nodes brighten as you complete lessons, capstone steps, and Practice Arena modes.

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04Wrap-up

Module summary

1Assets are sequences of cashflows.
2Cashflows at different dates are different economic units.
3Present value converts future cashflows into today's dollars.
4NPV is the present value of benefits minus costs.
5Positive-NPV projects create value.
6Perpetuities and annuities are special cashflow patterns.
7Compounding affects the true annual rate.
8Inflation changes purchasing power.
9Real and nominal cashflows must be discounted consistently.

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