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1.3 Lifetime Value of a Customer (Figure 1-11)
How would the lifetime value of the average customer change if the customer life were reduced from 5 to 4 years?
How would the lifetime value change if the customer life was extended from 5 to 6 years and in year 6 the net cash flow was $60?
Analysis
Scale
Customer Retention
80%
%
Customer Life
Year
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Customer Margin
$0
$
$30
$
$42
$
$44
$
$49
$
$55
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
Acquisistion Cost
-$51
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
Retention Cost
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
Net Profit
Discount Rate
10%
%
Present Value
Multiplier
Net Present Value
Lifetime Value of Customer
Starting Data
Scale
Customer Retention
80%
%
Customer Life
Year
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Customer Margin
$0
$
$30
$
$42
$
$44
$
$49
$
$55
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
Acquisistion Cost
-$51
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
Retention Cost
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
$0
$
Net Profit
Discount Rate
10%
%
Present Value
Multiplier
Net Present Value
Lifetime Value of Customer
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