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An experiment by Duncan J. Watts, a sociologist at Columbia University, showed that when consumers knew a particular song had been downloaded by a lot of other people, more consumers wanted to download that song as well. If this is true, this suggests that music itself may be:

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Simple Rate Of Return

The rate of return computed by dividing a project’s annual incremental net operating income by the initial investment required.

Straight-Line Method

A depreciation method that allocates an equal amount of depreciation each year over the asset's useful life.

Working Capital

The gap between a firm's current assets and its current liabilities, reflecting its short-term financial stability.

Net Present Value

A financial metric that calculates the present value of future cash flows minus the initial investment, used in capital budgeting to assess the profitability of investments.