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1. Use the Payment
(PMT) functi on.
I
n today's economy, rates are at an historic low. Even though there are many
people without employment, there are sti ll many that are very wealthy and
conti nue to purchase things such as property, automobiles, and expensive
yachts. Clients who are wealthy may purchase a yacht, claim it as a second
home, and write off some of the payment to save on their tax dollars owed
to the IRS. Assume that you work for USA Loan Company. Your potenti al
clients constantly want to know how much their monthly payments will be
for diff erent loan amounts. Knowing how to calculate diff erent loans based
on varying years and interest rates will help your wealthy clients decide which
loan is right for them to achieve their ulti mate goal of saving tax dollars.
In the following acti vity, you will be using the Payment (PMT) functi on to
compute yacht payments. The Payment functi on is used to calculate the
payment for a loan based on constant payments and a fi xed interest rate.
To use the Payment functi on, you will need values referenced for the following:
Rate
This is the interest rate for the loan.
Nper
This is the total number of payments for the loan.
Pv
This is the preset value, or the total amount that a series of future
payments is worth now, also known as the principal.
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1. Create a NEW spreadsheet.
Unless otherwise stated, the font should be 10 point Arial.
2. Type the data as shown.
3. Bold rows 1 ­ 15.
4. Change the font size of cell A1 to 16 point.
5. Format the width of columns A ­ F to 16.0.
6. Format cell C4 as percentages displaying 3 decimal places.
7. In cell B16, enter the formula
=PMT($C$4/12,B$11,-$A16)
8. Select cells B16 ­ F50 and use the AutoFill feature to copy the formula entered
in cell B16 to the remaining cells.
9. Format cells A16 ­ F50 as currency displaying 2 decimal places and the $
symbol.
10. Right align cells A8 ­ F50.
11. Format cells B10 ­ F10 to show a bott om border (as shown in the Data
Spreadsheet).
NEW SKILL
ACTIVITY
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