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Table 10 The effect of discount rate on mean NPV

From: Risk-based cost-benefit analysis of climate adaptation measures for Australian contemporary houses under extreme winds

 

Design wind classification

Mean NPV

RF

WS

WR

IW

(a) Discount rate of 2%

 Brisbane

N2

-$1404

$6485

$6184

-$781

N3

-$1524

$3864

$13

-$1267

 Melbourne

N1

-$2005

-$2442

-$892

-$2404

N2

-$1969

-$1328

$1352

-$2131

(b) Discount rate of 7%

 Brisbane

N2

-$1782

-$301

$2171

-$1987

N3

-$1837

-$1497

-$692

-$2209

 Melbourne

N1

-$2056

-$4376

-$1105

-$2728

N2

-$2042

-$3868

-$35

-$2603