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Example: solving for unequal cash flows – Texas Instruments Calculator User Manual

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Cash Flow Worksheet

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The time line reflects a sequence of cash flows with three sign
changes, indicating that one, two, or three

IRR

solutions can exist.

When solving complex cash-flow problems, the calculator might not
find

PB

,

DPB

,

IRR

, and

MOD

, even if a solution exists. In this case, the

calculator displays

Error 7

(iteration limit exceeded).

Example: Solving for Unequal Cash Flows

These examples show you how to enter and edit unequal cash-flow data
to calculate:

Net present value (

NPV

)

Net future value (

NFV

)

Payback (

PB

)

Discounted payback (

DPB

)

Internal rate of return (

IRR

)

Modified internal rate of return (

MOD

)

A company pays $7,000 for a new machine, plans a 20% annual return on
the investment, and expects these annual cash flows over the next six
years:

As the time line shows, the cash flows are a combination of equal and
unequal values. As an outflow, the initial cash flow (

CFo

) appears as a

negative value.

Year

Cash Flow Number

Cash Flow Estimate

Purchase

CFo

-$7,000

1

C01

3,000

2–5

C02

5,000 each year

6

C03

4,000