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What is Adjusted Present Value (APV)?

Myers (1974): value the firm unlevered, then add the present value of the tax shield. Avoids WACC and its circularity.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Entrepreneurial Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Entrepreneurial Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.