Using the financial functions, Entering cash inflows and cash outflows – Texas Instruments TI-84 User Manual

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Enter a value for

P/Y

, which automatically enters the same value for

C/Y

; if

P/Y

C/Y

enter a unique value for

C/Y

Select

END

BEGIN

to specify the payment method.

Place the cursor on the

TVM

variable for which you want to solve.

Press

ƒ \. The answer is computed, displayed in the TVM Solver, and

stored to the appropriate

TVM

variable. An indicator square in the left column

designates the solution variable.

Using the Financial Functions

Entering Cash Inflows and Cash Outflows

When using the TI-84 Plus financial functions, you must enter cash inflows (cash
received) as positive numbers and cash outflows (cash paid) as negative numbers. The
TI-84 Plus follows this convention when computing and displaying answers.