There are seven TVM variables:

Variable Description

NThe total number of compounding periods or payments.

I%YR

The nominal annual interest rate (or

 

investment rate). This rate is divided by the

 

number of payments per year (P/YR) to

 

compute the nominal interest rate per

 

compounding period. This is the interest

 

rate actually used in TVM calculations.

PV

The present value of the initial cash flow.

 

To a lender or borrower, PV is the amount

 

of the loan; to an investor, PV is the initial

 

investment. PV always occurs at the

 

beginning of the first period.

P/YR

The number of payments made in a year.

PMT

The periodic payment amount. The

 

payments are the same amount each

 

period and the TVM calculation assumes

 

that no payments are skipped. Payments

 

can occur at the beginning or the end of

 

each compounding period—an option

 

you control by un-checking or checking

 

the End option.

C/YR

The number of compounding periods in a

 

year.

FV

The future value of the transaction: the

 

amount of the final cash flow or the

 

compounded value of the series of

 

previous cash flows. For a loan, this is the

 

size of the final balloon payment (beyond

 

any regular payment due). For an

 

investment, this is its value at the end of the

 

investment period.

 

 

TVM calculations: Another example

Suppose you have taken out a 30-year, $150,000 house mortgage at 6.5% annual interest. You expect to sell the house in 10 years, repaying the loan in a balloon

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HP Prime Graphing NW280AAABA manual TVM calculations Another example, Pmt