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Net Present Value Calculation

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What is the Net Present Value of this series of annual cash flows using an interest rate of 20% per year: Year 0: <$6,000>, Year 1: $4,000, Year 2: $3,000, Year 3:

$2,000, Year 4: $1,000? (Note that the <> are used to indicate a negative number).

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On the BAII Plus, press CF 2nd CLRWork 6000 +/- ENTER DownArrow 4000 ENTER DownArrow DownArrow 3000 ENTER DownArrow DownArrow 2000

ENTER DownArrow DownArrow 1000 ENTER DownArrow DownArrow 2nd Quit. Then press NPV 20 ENTER DownArrow CPT. On the HP12C, press these keys:

6000 CHS BlueShift CFo 4000 BlueShift CFj 3000 BlueShift CFj 2000 BlueShift CFj 1000 BlueShift CFj. Then press 20 i, YellowShift NPV. The "DownArrow" represents the downward-pointing arrow on the top row of the BAII Plus keyboard. Make sure that the BAII Plus has the P/Y value set to 1.