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                    APPENDIX






                  EXCEL FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE


                  (CONTINUED)

                  FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS (CONTINUED)



                      FUNCTION                                            DESCRIPTION
                      PRICEDISC(settlement, maturity, discount,           Calculates the price of a discounted security.
                      redemption, [basis]) AT
                      PRICEMAT(settlement, maturity, issue, rate, yld[, basis]) AT  Calculates the price of a security with interest paid
                                                                          at maturity.
                      PV(rate, nper, pmt[, fv, type])                     Finds the present value of an investment.
                      RATE(nper, pmt, pv[, fv, type, guess])              Finds the interest rate per period of an annuity.
                      RECEIVED(settlement, maturity, investment,          Calculates the amount received at the maturity of a
                      discount[, basis]) AT                               security.
                      SLN(cost, salvage, life)                            Finds the straight-line depreciation of an asset.
                      SYD(cost, salvage, life, per)                       Finds the sum-of-year's digits depreciation of an asset.
                      TBILLEQ(settlement, maturity, discount) AT          Finds the bond-equivalent yield for a Treasury Bill.
                      TBILLPRICE(settlement, maturity, discount) AT       Finds the price for a Treasury Bill.
                      TBILLYIELD(settlement, maturity, pr) AT             Finds the yield for a Treasury Bill.
                      VDB(cost, salvage, life, start_period, end_period[,  Finds the depreciation of an asset over multiple
                      factor, no_switch])                                 periods.
                      XIRR(values, dates, [guess]) AT                     Calculates the rate of return for non-periodic cash
                                                                          flows.
                      XNPV(rate, values, dates) AT                        Calculates the present value of non-periodic cash
                                                                          flows.
                      YIELD(settlement, maturity, rate, pr, redemption,   Calculates the yield of a security.
                      frequency[, basis]) AT
                      YIELDDISC(settlement, maturity, pr, redemption,     Calculates the yield of a discounted security.
                      [basis]) AT
                      YIELDMAT(settlement, maturity, issue, rate, [basis]) AT  Calculates the yield of a security with interest paid
                                                                          at maturity.












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