Category HP 20B

Solving Problems with Non-Annual Periods on the HP 20b

Many, perhaps most, time value of money problems in the real world involve other than annual time periods. For example, most consumer loans (e.g., mortgages, car loans, credit cards, etc.) require monthly payments. All of the examples in the previous pages have used annual time periods for simplicity. On this page, I’ll show you how easy it is to deal…

HP 20b Tutorial, Part III

Uneven Cash Flows In the previous section we looked at the basic time value of money keys and how to use them to calculate present and future value of lump sums and annuities. In this section we will take a look at how to use the HP 20b to calculate the present and future values of uneven cash flow streams.…

HP 20b Tutorial, Part II

In the previous section we looked at the basic time value of money keys and how to use them to calculate present and future value of lump sums. In this section we will take a look at how to use the HP 20b to calculate the present and future values of regular annuities and annuities due. A regular annuity is…

HP 20b Tutorial, Part I

The Hewlett Packard 20b Business Consultant is an easy to use, and inexpensive, financial calculator that will serve you well in all finance courses. This tutorial will demonstrate how to use the financial functions to handle time value of money problems and make financial math easy. I will keep the examples rather elementary, but understanding the basics is all that…