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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Capital costs are expressed as annual equivalents assuming a seven year lifespan for the equipment and a 5% discount rate .
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However, we will disregard this refinement for the remainder of the chapter and assume that the discount rate is constant.
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Interest rates would then rise as the central bank increased its discount rate to discourage borrowing and the demands for legal tender.
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The central bank is expected to cut its discount rate this quarter, traders said.
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The central bank trimmed the discount rate to a record low 0. 5 percent in September.
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The formal agreement between the two parties is based purely upon an agreed discount rate .