Provide Responses to the Following Questions Regarding the Discount Rate

Essay

Provide responses to the following questions regarding the discount rate.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Question? } & \text { Your response } \\\hline \text { What does the discount rate represent? } & \\\hline \text { What are other names for the discount rate? } & \\\hline \text { Is the following statement TRUE? Discuss } & \\\text { the reason for your response. } \\\text { The higher the risk, the lower the discount } \\\text { rate." }\\\hline\end{array}$$