
SECTION 3.3 Calculations for Shifted Gradients
2. The
FV function
in
cell
EI8
uses the P value
in
E14 (preceded by a minus sign)
to
determine F twenty-two years later. This
is
significantly easier than Equation [3.2],
which determines the three separate
F values and adds them
to
obtain F = $2,451,626.
Of
course, either method
is
correct.
3.
To
find
the 22-year A series
of
$15,574 starting
in
year I, the PMT function in E21
references the
P value
in
cell E14. This
is
effectively the same procedure used in
Equation [3.3] to obtain
A 1- 22'
For the spreadsheet enthusiast,
itis
possible to find the 22-year A series value
in
E2l
directly
by
using the PMT function with embedded NPV functions. The cell reference
format would be
PMT(D]
,22,-(NPV(D
I,B6:B27)+B5 + NPV(Dl,C6:C27)+C5)).
4.
and
5.
It
is
quite simple to determine
an
equivalent uniform series over any number
of
periods using a spreadsheet, provided the series starts one period after the P value
is
located or ends
in
the same period that the F value
is
located. These are both true for
the series requested
here-the
first lO-year series can reference P
in
cell E14, and the
last l2-year series can anchor on
F in cell
EI8.
The results
in
E24 and E27 are the
same
as
A
I
_
IO
and A
11
- 22
in
Equations [3.4) and [3.5], respectively.
Comment
Remember that some round-otf error will always be present when comparing hand and
computer results. The spreadsheet functions carry more decimal places than the tables dur-
ing calculations. Also, be very carefnl when constructing spreadsheet functions. It
is
easy
to miss a value, such
as
the P or
Fin
PMT and FV functions, or a minus sign between
entries. Always check your function entries carefully before touching
<Ente
r
>.
Additional Example 3.10.
3.3
CALCULATIONS FOR SHIFTED GRADIENTS
In Section 2.S, we derived the relation P =
G(P/G,i,n)
to determine the present
worth
of
the arithmetic gradient series.
The
P / G factor, Equation [2.1S], was
derived for a present worth in year
0 with the gradient starting between periods
I and
2.
The
present worth
of
an
arithmetic
gradient
will always be located two
periods before the gradient starts.
Refer to Figure
2-13
as a refresher for the cash flow diagrams.
The relation A =
G(A/
G,i,n) was also derived in Section 2.S.
TheA/
G factor in
Equation [2.17] performs the equivalence transformation
of
a gradient only into an
A series from years 1 through n, as indicated in Figure
2-14.
Recall that when there
is
a base amount, it and the arithmetic gradient must be treated separately. Then the
equivalent
P or A values can be summed to obtain the equivalent total present
worth
P
T
and total annual series
AT'
according to Equations [2.18] and
[2
.19].
A conventional gradient series starts between periods 1 and 2
of
the cash flow
sequence. A gradient starting at any other time
is
called a shifted gradient. The
n value
in
the
PIG
and
A/G
factors for a shifted gradient is determined by
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