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Before Performing Financial Calculations

7-1 Before Performing Financial Calculations

From the Main Menu, enter the TVM mode and display the Financial screen like the one shown below.

Financial 1 screen

Financial 2 screen

{SMPL} … {simple interest}

{CMPD} … {compound interest}

{CASH} … {cash flow (investment appraisal)}

{AMT} … {amortization}

{CNVT} … {interest rate conversion}

{COST} … {cost, selling price, margin}

{DAYS} … {day/date calculations}

kSetup ItemsuPayment

{BGN}/{END} … Specifies {beginning of the period}/{end of the period} payment

uDate Mode

{365}/{360} … Specifies calculation according to a {365-day}/{360-day} year

Note the following points regarding Setup screen settings whenever using the TVM mode.

Drawing a financial graph while the Label item is turned on, displays the label CASH for the vertical axis (deposits, withdrawals), and TIME for the horizontal axis (frequency).

The number of display digits applied in the TVM mode is different from the number of digits used in other modes. The calculators automatically reverts to Norm 1 whenever you enter the TVM mode, which cancels a Sci (number of significant digits) or Eng (engineering notation) setting made in another mode.

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