A positive number (usually denoted as r) which drives the value of Cash Discount over accounting period (usually 1 year) as:
(1) | \mbox{Discounted Cash Value} = \frac{ \mbox{True Cash Value} }{1+r} |
The value of discount rate is set by the corporate investment policy and usually at higher rate than Weighted Average Cost of Capital with typical market inputs.
See also
[ Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) ]