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PDURATION function

Returns the number of periods an investment needs to grow to a target value at a constant rate.

Syntax

=PDURATION(rate, pv, fv)

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredDescription
rateRequiredThe interest rate per period
pvRequiredThe present value
fvRequiredThe value wanted

How to use PDURATION

PDURATION takes 3 required arguments. Type =PDURATION( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.

Examples

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=PDURATION(2.5%, 2000, 2200)Result 3.859866163
=PDURATION(0.025/12, 1000, 1200)Result 87.60547642

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