BA II Plus keystroke guide
Keystroke sequences for the calculations that come up most often in Level I, written by Preparaio.
Settings first
Set decimals: 2ND FORMAT 4 ENTER. Set payments per year to 1: 2ND P/Y 1 ENTER. Clear TVM: 2ND CLR TVM.
Time value of money
Enter N, I/Y, PV, PMT, FV, then CPT on the missing value. Cash paid out is negative.
Uneven cash flows
CF, enter CF0, ↓ C01, F01 …, then NPV with I and CPT, or IRR CPT.
Statistics
2ND DATA to enter values, then 2ND STAT for mean and standard deviation (Sx for samples).
Interest conversions
2ND ICONV: enter NOM and C/Y, then CPT on EFF.
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