HP HP-18C User Manual

After an initial payment of $100, the investor pays $100 at the end of
periods 1 through 5, and $200 at the end of periods 6 through 8. The
investment returns $1,950 at the end of period 9.
Entering Cash Flows
The list pointer (.) shows you where the next number you enter is
placed . When the list is empty, the pointer points to the initial flow.
To enter cash flows into the CFLO number list:
1. Make sure your cash flows are occurring at regular intervals and
at the end of each period (see figure 5-3). If one or more periods
are skipped, set their cash flows equal to O. If consecutive, equal
cash flows occur, you can group them to make entering the data
easier (see figure 5-4).
2. Key in the value of the initial cash flow (remember the sign con-
ventions -u se @J, if necessary, to change the sign) and press
I INPUT I.
3. The pointer now points to FLOW(l). Key in the value for
FLOW(l) and press I INPUT I.
4. The pointer now points to #TIMES-the number of consecutive
occurrences of FLOW(l) . #TIMES has been automatically set to
1, and 1.00 is displayed on the calculator line as a typing aid. Do
a or b:
a. To retain the value 1, press I INPUT 1 .*
b. To change #TIMES, key in the number and press I INPUT I.t
Figure 5-5. Entering #TIMES
I
FLOW(1)=5,000.00
.iT I MES= 1 ..... ------------;- Temporary #TIMES
Q
1.00
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Typing aid
• Pressing CD to move the list pointer to the next cash flow also retains the value 1.
tTh e maximum value for #TIMES is 999.
5: Cash Flow Calculations 85

HP HP-18C Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	HP-18C
Category	PDA
Language	English