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Default Number of payments remaining

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:29:01 -0700, Erik
wrote:

I need a formula to calculate the number of payments remaining on a loan
based on constant interest, constant payments and a known balance. I am
trying to use the NPER function but it doesn't give the right answer if I
change the interest rate. How many payments do I have left on $16,000, with
5% interest, and $250 a month payment?



74.59215279

Or 74 Payments plus a balloon of about $147.55

Formula:

=NPER(0.05/12,250,-16000)




--ron