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Financial Functions. Overview. Power of Excel = Calculations Loan Calculations Expense Calculations Consolidate Values Search for Values. Loan Calculations. Open Excel & rename Sheet 1- Loan In cell A1- Date; A2- Principal; A3- Interest; A4- Years; A5- Payment
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Overview • Power of Excel = Calculations • Loan Calculations • Expense Calculations • Consolidate Values • Search for Values
Loan Calculations • Open Excel & rename Sheet 1- Loan • In cell A1- Date; A2- Principal; A3- Interest; A4- Years; A5- Payment • In Cells B1- 6/1/2006; B2- $20,000; B3- 5.5%; B4- 5
Insert Formula Function • Click in cell B5 (Payment) and click fx next to formula bar, search for- calculate loan payment, PMT, click OK • In the Function Arguments Box, type • Rate- B3(5.5%)/12 • Nper- B4(5)*12 • PV- B2(20,000) • Click OK • Amount is red- it’s a payment (negative) • Change #’s to see payment change
Name Cell Ranges • Look in formula bar to see formula for cell • Select the entire range of cells A1:B5 • You can name a range of cells by selecting the range and going to Insert, Name, Create • Uncheck top row if you don’t have headings there • Name box reflects name change • Formulas are easier to read with names
Amortization Table • Drag the sheet you were just working with over while holding the Ctrl key down to copy it • Rename it Amortization • Make D1 =B1, click and drag to fill months • In cell E1, Type =B2
Calculate Future Value • While in cell E2, click the fx button, type future value of a loan- FV, click OK • Rate- B3(Interest Rate)/12 • Nper- 1 • Pmt- B5 (Payment) • PV- E1 (Principal) • It is red for negative, type a – between = and FV (makes it positive) • Click & Drag formula down, use format painter • To add more months, select last two rows and drag down
Dynamic Dates • Select cell D2- click fx, Date • Year- YEAR(D1) • Month- MONTH(D1) +1 • Day- DAY(D1) OR 1 (first of the month) • Drag D2 down to the end of the table • Now dates will change automatically in Amortization Table when you change the date in the Payment Calculator