7: Cash Flow Calculations
95
Entering Cash Flows
To enter cash flows into a CFLO list:
1.
Press
"
r
. You will see either
G9ECL(T8U
if the current
list is empty, or
G9ECL#
or more
T8U
if the list is not empty. This is
the
bottom
of the current list.
2.
If the list is
not
empty, you can do either
a
or
b
:
a.
Clear the list by pressing
@c
W
(see also page 99.)
b.
Get a new list by pressing
p
s
(The old list must be
named first. Press
o
or see page 97.)
3.
If the cash flows are
ungrouped
(that is, they are all different), then
press
q
to turn
P:;0HF
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EGG
. For grouped cash
flows, leave this prompting on. (For more information, see “Prompting
for #TIMES,” next page.)
4.
Key in the value of the initial cash flow,
FLOW(0)
(remember that
money paid out is negative
―
use
&
to change the sign), and press
I
.
*
5.
After briefly showing
FLOW(0)
, the display shows
G9ECL#T8U
. (To
view
FLOW(0)
longer,
hold
down
I
before releasing it.) Key in
the value for
FLOW(1)
and press
I
. The prompt for the next
item appears.
6. For grouped cash flows:
The display now shows
P:;0HFL#T8#
. If it does not, press
e
q
to turn the
#TIMES
prompting on. (See “Prompting for
#TIMES
,” below.)
#TIMES
is the number of consecutive occurrences of
FLOW(1)
.
#TIMES
has
*
You can do calculations with a number before entering it. This does not
interfere with the list. When you press
I
, the evaluated expression or
number is entered into the list.