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Chapter 9: Financial Features
• So, the required amount of down payment is
$300,000 – $149,025.29 = $150,974.71.
Using the TVM-SOLVER screen, you can obtain various results by
inputting the known variables and then moving the cursor to the
unknown variable and pressing
@
h
. The value where the
cursor pointer is placed will be calculated from the known variables.
Example
Compare the principal interest total when accumulating an interest
of 2.18% monthly on $100 for 5 years with payment due at the
beginning of the period and at the end of the period.
1. Payment due at the beginning of the period
1. Press
@
g
C
2
and press
E
.
2. Press
@
g
A
E
.
Payment due is now set to
the beginning of the period.
3. Enter the values.
4. Move the cursor to FV and
press
@
h
.
2. Payment due at the end of the period.
1. Press
@
g
C
1
and press
E
.
2. Press
@
g
A
E
.
Payment due is now set to
the beginning of the period.
3. Enter the values.
4. Move the cursor to FV and
press
@
h
.