Texas Instruments TI-83 PLUS - Manual (Page 465)

TI-83 Plus Applications 462
Using the TVM Variables
FINANCE VARS Menu
To display the
FINANCE VARS
menu, press Œ Í ~ . You can use
TVM
variables in
TVM
functions and store values to them on the home
screen.
CALC VARS
1:Ú Total number of payment periods
2:æ Annual interest rate
3:PV Present value
4:PMT Payment amount
5:FV Future value
6:P/Y Number of payment periods per year
7:C/Y Number of compounding periods/year
Ъ , ж , PV, PMT, FV
Ъ , ж , PV , PMT , and FV are the five
TVM
variables. They represent the
elements of common financial transactions, as described in the table
above.
æ is an annual interest rate that is converted to a per-period rate
based on the values of P/Y and C/Y .