HP 12C Financial calculator User Manual

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48 Section 3: Basic Financial Functions

File name: hp 12c_user's guide_English_HDPMBF12E44

Page: 48 of 209

Printered Date: 2005/7/29

Dimension: 14.8 cm x 21 cm

Calculating the Future Value

1. Press fCLEARG to clear the financial registers.
2. Enter the number of payments or periods, using n or A.
3. Enter the periodic interest rate, using ¼ or C.
4. Enter either or both of the following:

z

Present value, using $.

z

Payment amount, using P.

Note:

Remember to

observe the cash flow sign
convention.

5. If a PMT was entered, press g× or g to set the payment mode.
6. Press M to calculate the future value.

Example 1: In Example 1 on page 46, we calculated that the payment amount
on a 29-year, $43,400 mortgage at 14

1

/

4

% annual interest is $523.99. If the

seller requests a balloon payment at the end of 5 years, what would be the
amount of the balloon?

Keystrokes Display

fCLEARG
5gA


60.00


Calculates and stores n.

14.25gC

1.19

Calculates and stores i.

43400$

43,400.00

Stores PV.

523.99ÞP

–523.99

Stores PMT (with minus sign for cash
paid out).

–523.99

Sets payment mode to End.

M

–42,652.37

Amount of balloon payment.

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