Time Value of Money Calculations74
Step 4
Add the results of ’Step 2’ and ’Step 3’.
Amortization
Amortization is the process of dividing a payment into the amount that applies to interest and 
the amount that applies to principal. Payments near the beginning of a loan contribute more 
interest, and less principal, than payments near the end of a loan.
Figure 16 Graph
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0.00 Stores zero payment for this step 
of solution.
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-15,000.00 Stores value to discount.
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10,479.21 Calculates the present value of 
last cash flow.
Table 6-16 Calculating the present value of lease
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1p4 
108,356.77 Calculates the present (capitalized) 
value of lease. (Rounding 
discrepancies are explained on 
page 67.)
Table 6-15 Calculating the present value of the last cash flow
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