Without seeing your setup, I would ask if you are multiplying by 12 because you have a monthly int amount and are trying to convert?
Usually people are dividing by 12 to get a monthly pmt.. Also, I would use parenthesis around my division to control which math
comes first. Finally, I would have all of the elements of the function in individual cells so it would be easier to troubleshoot.

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RMC,CPA


"Marc" wrote in message .net...
I have searched the net and formated the function like all the examples but
the payment is way out of line.

In cell L57 I have the annual interest rate, in M57 the numbers of years for
the loan and K57 is the principal.

=PMT(L57/M57*12,M57*12,-K57)

The principal is $714,136.63 the rate is 8% and the terms is 7 years but it
returns a paymetns of $9,793,873.81. This is what it should be from the
online calculators I've used $14,480.11.

What am I doing wrong?

Marc