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Error in PPC ROM (FI) Finance routine !!! Message #1 Posted by Gileno on 15 July 2005, 11:18 a.m. Error in PPC ROM (FI) Finance routine GTO FI e 6 N 1 I -90000 PV FV 95565.29 (Error) ??? 95536.81 (Correct) !!!! Dif 28.48 Edited: 15 July 2005, 11:19 a.m.

Re: Error in PPC ROM (FI) Finance routine !!! Message #2 Posted by Don Phillips on 15 July 2005, 2:01 p.m., in response to message #1 by Gileno This is not really an error. The answer is correct if you assume continuous compounding. Try evaluating 90000*EXP(6*.01) which equals 95565.2891891.

Re: Error in PPC ROM (FI) Finance routine !!! Message #3 Posted by Gene on 15 July 2005, 3:39 p.m., in response to message #1 by Gileno Yes, we need to know what the display showed when you pressed "e" to initialize it. There are several settings: DE DB CE CB as well as settings for compounding periods and payment periods that may affect it. I really, really doubt there is any new bug in the FI routine after all these years.

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