I would like to know how to write the number of periods formula?

Hi,

How can i type the number of periods formula from the time value of money into a script of MATLAB? The formula is: http://www.e-financialmanagement.net/time-value-of-money/number-of-periods/

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

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As an ‘anonymous function’ this is how I do it:

PN = @(PV,FV,r) log(FV/PV)./log(1+r);

Note that r is a decimal fraction, not percent.