(a) The components of present value measurement include the following
elements that together capture the economic differences between
assets (IAS 36, paragraph A1):
(a) an estimate of the future cash flow, or in more complex cases, series
(b) Accounting applications of present value have traditionally used a single
set of estimated cash flows and a single discount rate, often described
as ‘the rate commensurate with the risk’. In effect, the traditional approach
The expected cash flow approach is, in some situations, a more effective
measurement tool than the traditional approach. In developing a
measurement, the expected cash flow approach uses all expectations