Term	Book	Chapter	Definition
Net Present Value (NPV)	Corporate Finance	Chapter 5: Capital Budgeting Fundamentals	A method that calculates the present value of a project’s cash inflows and outflows, discounted at the company’s cost of capital. It provides a measure of how much value a project adds to the firm.
Net Present Value (NPV)	International Finance	Chapter 15: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)	A measure used to evaluate the viability of a project based on its predicted cash inflows and outflows.
Net Present Value (NPV)	Venture Finance	Chapter 18: Measuring Returns on Investment	The difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period of time. NPV is used in capital budgeting and investment planning to analyze the profitability of a projected investment or project.