Calculates the interest rate required for a present value to grow to a specified future value when compounded over a given term. If either the present value or the term is 0, the function returns a #ERROR! error.
Format: RATE (fv, pv, term)
Arguments:
ΓÇó fv: Future value of the investment.
ΓÇó pv: Present value of the investment.
ΓÇó term: Number of payments (must be a positive number).
Example:
RATE (20000,5000,10*12) returns .0116 (when using a fixed format with a precision of 4).
Shows that a monthly interest rate of 1.16% (or 13.9% annually) is required for £5,000 to grow to £20,000 in 10 years. The 10 represents the number of years, and is multiplied by 12 to find the number of monthly payments.