For internal software projects, return is either calculated in terms of the 'Net Present Value' of the project, or in terms of an internal rate of return.

对内部软件项目来说，收益或是以项目的‘净现值’计算，或是以内部收益率计算。

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A net present value of greater than zero indicates that the project has positive net economic benefit to the company.

净现值大于零说明项目对公司有正的净经济效益。

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This thesis is concerning Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of project evaluations.

本文针对项目评估中的净现值(NPV)和内部收益率(IRR)开展分析讨论。

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The costs of nuclear power produced by existing plants are likely to be far lower than the costs of newly built plants, because the capital costs of nuclear plants typically reflecting half to two-thirds the value of the project in present-value terms are long forgotten.

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The net present value of any economic project is the sum of its discounted future cash flows.

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Another survey revealed that 78 percent of managers would reject an NPV (net present value)-positive project if it would lower quarterly earnings below consensus expectations, and 80 percent would focus on this short-term metric at the expense of building long-term shareholder value.

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