FV( ) Function
Returns the future value of a financial investment.
FV(nPayment, nInterestRate, nPeriods)
Return Values
Numeric
Parameters
- nPayment
Specifies the constant periodic payment (which can be negative or positive). - nInterestRate
Specifies the periodic interest rate. If the interest rate is annual but the payments are made monthly, divide the annual interest rate by 12. - nPeriods
Specifies the number of periods over which payments are made. FV( ) assumes that the periodic payments are made at the end of each period.
Remarks
FV( ) computes the future value of a series of constant periodic payments earning fixed compound interest. The future value is the total of all payments and the interest.
Example
STORE 500 TO gnPayment && Monthly payment
STORE .075/12 TO gnInterest && 7.5% annual interest rate
STORE 48 TO gnPeriods && Four years (48 months)
CLEAR
? FV(gnPayment, gnInterest, gnPeriods) && Displays 27887.93