How to return the present value of an investment using formulas
This Mhelp clip will show you how to use the PV formula in Excel. This is useful if you want to return the present value of an investment.
This Mhelp clip has thirty steps.
1 - Click cell A3.
2 - Enter the interest rate per period.
3 - Click cell B3.
4 - Enter the total number of payments.
5 - Click cell C3.
6 - Enter the fixed payment amount per period.
7 - Click cell D3.
8 - Enter the future value of the investment.
9 - Click cell E3.
10 - Enter the payment type.
11 - Click the cell where you want to display the answer.
12 - Click the Formulas tab.
13 - Click Financial. A menu will appear.
14 - Click PV. A dialog box will appear.
15 - Click the Rate button.
16 - Click cell A3.
17 - Click the formula button.
18 - Click the Nper button.
19 - Click cell B3.
20 - Click the formula button.
21 - Click the Pmt button.
22 - Click cell C3.
23 - Click the formula button.
24 - Click the Fv button.
25 - Click cell D3.
26 - Click the formula button.
27 - Click the Type button.
28 - Click cell E3.
29 - Click the formula button.
30 - Click OK. The answer will be displayed in the cell selected.
Note: For payment type, if you enter 0 = end of the period, if you enter 1 = start of the period.
This concludes the Mhelp clip.