CHAPTER 1

Excel for Personal Financial Decisions

PV and FV

Excel has several financial functions:

A) The PV (Present Value) function calculates the total present (current) value of an investment with a fixed rate, specified number of payment periods, and a series of identical payments that will be made in the future.

B) The FV (Future Values) function calculates the future value of an investment, given a fixed interest rate, term, and identical periodic payments.

C) The NPV (Net Present Value) function calculates the net present value of an investment, given a fixed rate (rate of return) and future payments that may be identical or different.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

This returns the internal rate of return for a series of cash flows ...

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