Getting Started 19
Basic Financial Calculation Example
Table 1-4 illustrates how easily you can perform financial calculations 
using the HP 12c Platinum Financial Calculator. The example calculates 
the monthly payment amount on a 30-year loan of 125,000.00 with a 
6.9% annual interest rate, compounded monthly. It assumes payments 
occur at the end of the compounding period. The example is calculated 
using the default settings in RPN unless otherwise indicated.
For more examples and information on financial problems, including 
cash flows and using cash flow diagrams, refer to section three of the 
HP 12c Platinum Financial Calculator User’s Guide.
Table 1-4 Loan Payment Example
T DB
Depreciation
Calculates depreciation using the declining-balance 
method (page 84).
Keys
Display/Description
T FIN 
Clears financial registers. Press Q to return to 
the default screen
.
Table 1-3 Keys and Functions
Key(s) Description and Page Number in the User’s Guide