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Rule of 110? Does growth double in 3 years?

CAGR CAGR - Compound Annual Growth Rate

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Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Never heard either tbh, have you tried Google? If it isn´t in there, it doesn´t exist lol Cheers, Clara

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CAGR- How to calculate large CAGRs that double or more in the expected time frame?

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Hi, You can use the rule of 72: 72 / 20 = 3.6 - 3.6 years takes it to double 6 / 3.6 = 1.5 - 1.5 times it will double 10M * 2ˆ1.5 = 30M If you google the rule of 72 you'll find tons of examples Best

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Compound Annual Growth Rate McKinsey PST Questions

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Hi, whenever you are required to solve a compound interest problem you can go with two different logic: 1. When you want to know how much will value X will be in Y years given Z% growth each year: 1.1. Logic: You ... (read entire answer)

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