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5: Time Value of Money
File name : English-M02-1-040308(Print).doc Print data : 2004/3/9
The time value of money (TVM) menu does many compound-interest
calculations. Specifically, you can use the TVM menu for a series of
cash
flows
(money received or money paid) when:
The dollar amount is the same for each payment.
*
The payments occur at regular intervals.
The payment periods coincide with the compounding periods.
Payment mode: the
end of each period
12 payments (or periods)
per year
To second level of TVM
Figure 5-1. The First Level of TVM
The first level of the TVM menu has five menu labels for variables plus
. The
key accesses a second-level menu used to specify
payment conditions (the
payment mode
) and to call up the AMRT
(
amortization
) menu.
Figure 5-2. The Second Level of TVM
*
For situations where the amount of the payment varies, use the CFLO (
cash
flows
) menu.