Sharp EL-738 operation manual Percent Change/Compound Interest Cal- culations, Calculate

OLD PRC(PV)=

000

Procedure	Key operation	Display
Move to the last date	z@	M-D-Y 2=[MO]
and calculate.		2-21-2011

Answer: The last date is February 21, 2011.

Percent Change/Compound Interest Cal- culations

Using percent change/compound interest calculations, you can determine the values of percentage rates of change (increase or decrease) or interest rates compounding periodically.

Variables used in percent change/compound interest calculations

Variable	Description	Default value
OLD PRC (PV)	Old price (old value)	0
NEW PRC (FV)	New price (new value)	0
% (I/Y)	Percent change	0
PERIODS (N)	Number of compounding periods	1

Basic operations

Refer to page 19 for basic variable operations.

1. Press sto clear the display.

• Make sure the calculator is in NORMAL mode.

2. Select percent change/com- pound interest calculations by pressing .B.

•To end percent change/com-

pound interest calculations, press s.

•If you press sduring entry, any entered values will be cleared.

3.Enter the values of any three known variables: old price, new price, percent change, or number of compounding periods.

4.Move to the variable you wish to calculate, using the z and ikeys, and press @to calculate.

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