HP 17bII - Page 89

6: Interest Rate Conversions 89
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effective interest rate based on your payment periods. Last, convert the
effective rate to the nominal rate based on the bank’s compounding
periods.
Example: Balance of a Savings Account. Starting today, you make
monthly deposits of $25 into an account paying 5% interest
compounded daily (365-day basis). At the end of 7 years, how much
will you receive from the account?
Keys: Display: Description:
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  
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Periodic interest-rate
conversion menu.
365   Stores bank’s
compounding periods.
5   Stores bank’s nominal
interest rate.
  Calculates effective interest
rate for daily compounding.
12   Stores number of deposits
per year.
  Calculates equivalent
nominal interest rate for
monthly compounding.
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Switches to TVM menu;
NOM% value is still in
calculator line.
s
  Stores adjusted nominal
interest rate in I%YR.
 12 
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Sets 12 payments per
year; Begin mode.