HP 17bII+ - Manual (Page 197)

14: Additional Examples 197
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  interest rate.
46   Stores days until first
payment.
0   No balloon payment.
  Calculates payment.
Example: Loan with an Odd First Period Plus Balloon. A $10,000
loan has 24 monthly payments of $400, plus a balloon payment of
$3,000 at the end of the 24th month. If the payments begin in 8 days,
what annual interest rate is being charged?
Select equation ODD.
Keys: Display: Description:


Creates menu.
10000 
24 


Stores known values.
400 &  
3000 &
 8 


  Calculates periodic
(monthly) interest rate.
* 12 =
 Annual interest rate.
Canadian Mortgages
In Canadian mortgages, the compounding and payment periods are not
the same. Interest is compounded semi-annually while payments are
made monthly. To use the TVM menu in the hp 17bII+, you need to
calculate a
Canadian mortgage factor to store as I%YR.
1. Set End mode and store 12
 .
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