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HP 30b Professional manual Keys and Functions, Compounding periods per year C/YR, First period

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order of operation, if you wish to override the left-to-right order of entry.

Keys and Functions

Table 1-3 describes the keys and their functions. Use this table for quick refer- ence. For a complete list of functions, refer to the HP 30b Business Profes- sional User’s Guide.

Table 1-3 Keys and Descriptions

Keys

Description

 

 

N

Stores or calculates the number of payments or

compounding periods.

 

 

:^

Multiplies a value by the number of payments per year

and stores as N.

 

 

Y

Stores or calculates the nominal, annual interest rate.

 

 

 

:&

Interest Conversion menu. Used to convert between

Nominal (Nom.%) and Effective (Eff.%) interest rates given

 

compounding periods per year (C/YR).

 

 

V

Stores or calculates the present value (PV). To a lender or

borrower, PV is the amount of a loan; to an investor, PV is

 

the initial investment. PV always occurs at the beginning of

 

the first period.

 

 

:?

Sets Begin mode (Beg). Payments occur at the beginning

of each compounding period.

 

 

M

Stores or calculates the amount of each periodic payment.

 

 

 

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30b Professional specifications

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