NOTATION
FV = Future value (maturity value or accumulated i = Periodic rate of interest (interest rate per
value) of a loan or investment compounding period)
PV = Present value (discounted value or principal m = Number of compounding periods per year
amount) of a loan or investment (compounding frequency)
I = Amount of compound interest of a loan or n = Number of compounding periods during the
investment term
j = Nominal (stated or quoted) annual interest t = Time period or term in years
rate
f = Effective interest rate (annually compounding
rate)
FORMULAS
( ) –1
Future Value | 9.1(a) 1
FV n
i=
FV =PV ( 1+i )
n PV
Present Value | 9.1(b)
FV −n
PV = n
∨PV =FV ( 1+i )
( 1+i )
Amount of Compound Interest | 9.1(c)
I =FV – PV
Periodic Interest Rate | 9.1(d)
j
i=
m
Number of Compounding Periods | 9.1(e)
n=m× t
Periodic Interest Rate | 9.5(a)
Nominal Interest Rate | 9.5(b)
Equivalent Periodic Interest Rate | 9.7(a)
j=m× i
m1
m2
Number of Compounding Periods | 9.6(a) i 2=( 1+i 1 ) – 1
n=
ln
FV
PV ( ) Equivalent Nominal Interest Rate | 9.7(b)
j 2 =m2 ×i 2
ln (1+i)
Time Period in Years | 9.6(b) Effective Interest Rate | 9.7(c)
n
t=
m
m
f =( 1+i ) −1