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46 Cash Flow Worksheet
Computing Cash Flows
The calculator solves for these cash-flow values:
Net present value (NPV) is the total
present
value of all cash flows,
including inflows (cash received) and outflows (cash paid out). A positive
NPV value indicates a profitable investment.
Internal rate of return (IRR) is the interest rate at which the net present
value of the cash flows is equal to 0.
Computing NPV
1. Press ( to display the current discount rate (
I).
2. Key in a value and press !.
3. Press # to display the current net present value (NPV).
4. To compute the net present value for the series of cash flows entered,
press C.
Computing IRR
1. Press ). The
IRR variable and current value are displayed (based on the
current cash-flow values).
2. To compute the internal rate of return, press C. The calculator displays
the IRR value.
When solving for IRR, the calculator performs a series of complex, iterative
calculations that can take seconds or even minutes to complete. The number of
possible IRR solutions depends on the number of sign changes in your cash-
flow sequence.
When a sequence of cash flows has no sign changes, no IRR solution
exists. The calculator displays Error 5.
When a sequence of cash flows has only one sign change, only one IRR
solution exists, which the calculator displays.