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- <opts>
- <odest>screen</odest>
- <oname>OUTPUT</oname>
- <onewl>lf</onewl>
- <cfmt>~\n</cfmt>
- <ctype>propagate</ctype>
- <citer>1</citer>
- <call>no</call>
- <cdisp>list</cdisp>
- <cext>yes</cext>
- <rfmt>\n\N:=\F</rfmt>
- <rall>yes</rall>
- <starg></starg>
- <srpl></srpl>
- <scount>1</scount>
- <sout>yes</sout>
- <nfmt>fixed</nfmt>
- <ndec>2</ndec>
- <nang>degrees</nang></opts>
- <cell>
- <cname>apr</cname>
- <text>Annual periodic interest rate</text>
- <val>0.14</val></cell>
- <cell>
- <cname>home</cname>
- <text>In this example is computed the monthly payment on an n year car loan with a begining balance of prin, and an annual percentage rate of apr.
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- set value of prin to beginning balance.
- set value of apr to annual percentage rate.
- set value of n to number of monthly payments.
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- Position to the pymt cell, and choose evaluate from the main menu.
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- The pymt amount is negative because it is paid out.
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- Choose Report from the special menu to see a summary of the formulas used to produce this result.</text></cell>
- <cell>
- <cname>i</cname>
- <text>Interest per period is 1/12 apr if payments are made monthly.</text>
- <val>0.01</val>
- <form>apr/12</form></cell>
- <cell>
- <cname>n</cname>
- <text>Number of monthly payments</text>
- <val>36</val></cell>
- <cell>
- <cname>power</cname>
- <text>an intermediate result</text>
- <val>1.52</val>
- <form>pow(1+i,n)</form></cell>
- <cell>
- <cname>prin</cname>
- <text>principal amount to be paid off in n monthly payments at an annual interest rate of apr%</text>
- <val>4500</val></cell>
- <cell>
- <cname>pymt</cname>
- <text>Monthly payment</text>
- <val>-153.80</val>
- <form>prin*power*i/(1-power)</form></cell></eof>