HP 17bII manual Creating a Cash-Flow List, 94 7 Cash Flow Calculations

1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9
	$		$		$		$		$
	_		_		_		_		_
	100		100		100		100		100
											$		$		$
											_		_		_
											200		200		200

Figure 7-2. Grouped Cash Flows

After an initial payment of $100, the investor pays $100 at the end of periods 1 through 5, and $200 at the end of periods 6 through 8. The investment returns $1,950 at the end of period 9. For every cash flow you enter, the calculator prompts you to indicate how many times (#TIMES) it occurs.

Creating a Cash-Flow List

To use CFLO, be sure your cash flows are occurring at regular intervals and at the end of each period.* If a period is skipped, enter zero for its cash flow. If there are any grouped (consecutive and equal) cash flows, the #TIMES prompting makes entering the data easier.

*If the cash flows occur at the beginning of each period, then combine the first flow with the initial flow (which can increase or decrease the flow), and move each cash flow up one period. (Remember: a payment made at the beginning of period 2 is equivalent to the same payment made at the end of period 1 and so on. Refer to pages 64-92.)

94 7: Cash Flow Calculations

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