TI-83 Plus Applications 462
Using the TVM Variables
FINANCE VARS Menu
To display the
FINANCE VARS
menu, press
Œ
Í
~
. You can use
TVM
variables in
TVM
functions and store values to them on the home
screen.
CALC VARS
1:Ú
Total number of payment periods
2:æ
Annual interest rate
3:PV
Present value
4:PMT
Payment amount
5:FV
Future value
6:P/Y
Number of payment periods per year
7:C/Y
Number of compounding periods/year
Ú
,
æ
, PV, PMT, FV
Ú
,
æ
,
PV
,
PMT
, and
FV
are the five
TVM
variables. They represent the
elements of common financial transactions, as described in the table
above.
æ
is an annual interest rate that is converted to a per-period rate
based on the values of
P/Y
and
C/Y
.