Section 4: Additional Financial Functions 65
Note: Neither L nor l change the number in the n register. However,
each time :gK is pressed, the number in the n register is decreased
by 1. If this is done, or if you manually change the number in the n register
in order to display a single N
j
and/or CF
j
, be sure to reset the number in the
n register to the total number of cash flow amounts originally entered (not
including the amount of the initial investment CF
0
). If this is not done,
NPV and IRR calculations will give incorrect results; also, a review of cash
flow entries would begin with N
n
and CF
n
, where n is the number currently
in the n register.
For example, to display the fifth cash flow amount and the number of times that
amount occurs consecutively:
To display all the cash flow amounts and the number of times they occur
consecutively:
Keystrokes Display
:5
9,000.00
CF
5
5n
5.00
Stores the value of j in the n
register.
:ga
2.00
N
5
7n
7.00
Resets the number in the n register
to its original value.
Keystrokes Display
:ga
1.00
N
7
:gK
100,000.00
CF
7
:ga
1.00
N
6
:gK
4,500.00
CF
6
:ga
2.00
N
5
:gK
9,000.00
CF
5
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
:ga
1.00
N
1
:gK
14,000.00
CF
1
:ga
1.00
N
0
:gK
–79,000.00
CF
0
7n
7.00
Resets the number in the n register
to its original value.