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- *** AMORT.DOC
- *** Amortization Program for DBASE III
- *** By Morris Pyle
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- *** Simply copy the DBASE III files - amort.pro, amort.DBF, & amort.FRM,
- *** on the disk you normally use for programs and files, and key in
- *** the following two commands (1) 'SET PROCEDURE TO AMORT.PRO' AND
- *** (2) 'DO AMORT'. The program will ask you if you want it to figure
- *** the monthly payments for you, and should be self-explanatory.
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- *** Negative amortization loans will work just fine, as do balloon
- *** payments (the program asks you if you want to show any remaining
- *** balance as a balloon payment).
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- *** For variable rate loans, simply run a schedule without a balloon
- *** payment of the remaining balance for each period the interest is
- *** fixed, and then run a new schedule at the next period's interest
- *** rate, etc.
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- *** The program is set up for monthly payment loans, but could be easily
- *** modified for other period installment loans. (The formula for
- *** figuring the payment is straight out of a Basic Applications Handbook).