Calculate compound interest for a fixed principal value, and for an initial principal value with additional contributions.
The principal is assumed to compound each period. The total number of periods equals the number of years times the number of periods per year. For monthly compounding interest the number of periods per year equals 12. For annual compounding interest the number of periods per year equals 1. The total number of contributions equals the number of periods.
For additional contributions, the first contribution is assumed to be made with the initial principal, with an additional payment at the beginning of each period. The final contribution is assumed to be made at the beginning of the final period.
Compound interest is also used to calculate annuity rates, mortgage payments, net present value (NPV), and internal rate of return (IRR).
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