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  19.  █ R █           AN AID FOR MAKING INTELLIGENT FINANCIAL DECISIONS
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  21.  █   █                  CHARLTON WOOLARD  -  CopyRight 1989
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  25.                                     (Hit Any Key; "B" for Black/White Display)
  26.  
  27. █████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOANS/AMORTIZATION ███████████████████████
  28.  
  29.  
  30.      This option provides a comprehensive evaluation of a loan.
  31.      You are asked to input any 4 of the following 5 inputs:
  32.  
  33.        Loan amount ?  Rate ?  Payment ?  # payments per year ?  Years ?
  34.        ═══════════    ════    ═══════    ═══════════════════    ═════
  35.  
  36.      I will calculate the missing input (Hit <RETURN> to skip an input).
  37.  
  38.      In addition, you will be shown the complete amortization
  39.      schedule for the loan.
  40.  
  41.      You may select any one of 5 different amortization schemes:
  42.                 A)  Conventional method
  43.                 B)  Sum-of-the-years digits (or Rule of 78)
  44.                 C)  Graduated Payments (pays interest first)
  45.                 D)  Interest only with balloon payment
  46.                 E)  Pay % of Outstanding Balance (Credit Card Scheme)
  47.  
  48.      You may also analyze the effects of making higher payments.
  49.  
  50.  
  51. ████████████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOAN ██████████████████████████████
  52.  
  53.  
  54.  PLEASE RESPOND TO ANY 4 OF THE FOLLOWING 5 QUESTIONS:
  55.         (Hit <RETURN> to skip a question)
  56.  
  57.  Loan amount being financed ?
  58.  Rate (%) ?
  59.  Payment amount ?                                                               
  60.  # of payments per year ?                                                       
  61.  Years ?                                                                        
  62.  ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════                        
  63.  Loan amount being financed ? : 10,000                                          
  64.  Rate (%) ? : 11                                                                
  65.  Payment amount ? :                                                             
  66.  # of payments per year ? : 12                                                  
  67.  Years ? : 4                                                                    
  68.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  69.  REGULAR PAYMENTS ARE = $ 258.46                                                
  70.  TOTAL INTEREST =     $ 2,405.85 Using The Conventional Amortization Method.    
  71.  FINAL PAYMENT  =         $ 0.00 Using The Conventional Amortization Method.
  72.  
  73.  
  74. ██████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOAN/CONVENTIONAL METHOD ████████████████████
  75.  
  76.                                                                                 
  77.                                 LOAN  SPECIFICS                                 
  78.                                                                                 
  79.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  80.  TERM OF LOAN          =      4.0 YEAR(S)                                       
  81.                                                                                 
  82.  TOTAL INTEREST        =     $ 2,405.85                                         
  83.                                                                                 
  84.  TOTAL PAYMENTS        =    $ 12,405.85                                         
  85.                                                                                 
  86.  PERIODIC PAYMENT      =       $ 258.46                                         
  87.                                                                                 
  88.  FINAL PAYMENT         =       $ 258.23                                         
  89.                                                                                 
  90.  PRESENT VALUE         =    $ 10,000.04                                         
  91.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  92.                                                                                 
  93.                                                                                 
  94. ██████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOAN/CONVENTIONAL METHOD ████████████████████
  95.                                                                                 
  96.  
  97.  PAYMENT     PRINCIPAL      INTEREST       BALANCE     CUM INTEREST             
  98.                                                                                 
  99.     1           166.79         91.67       9833.21          91.67   ( 8/ 3/92)
  100.     2           168.32         90.14       9664.89         181.81   ( 9/ 2/92)
  101.     3           169.87         88.59       9495.02         270.40   (10/ 2/92)
  102.     4           171.42         87.04       9323.60         357.44   (11/ 1/92)
  103.     5           172.99         85.47       9150.61         442.91   (12/ 1/92)
  104.     6           174.58         83.88       8976.03         526.79   (12/31/92)
  105.     7           176.18         82.28       8799.85         609.07   ( 1/30/93)
  106.     8           177.79         80.67       8622.06         689.74   ( 3/ 1/93)
  107.     9           179.42         79.04       8442.64         768.78   ( 3/31/93)
  108.    10           181.07         77.39       8261.57         846.17   ( 4/30/93)
  109.    11           182.73         75.73       8078.84         921.90   ( 5/30/93)
  110.    12           184.40         74.06       7894.44         995.96   ( 6/29/93)
  111.  
  112.  YEAR  1 :   ANNUAL INTEREST  =       $ 995.96
  113.  OF  4.0     ANNUAL PRINCIPAL =     $ 2,105.56
  114.              PERIODIC PAYMENT =       $ 258.46
  115.  
  116.  
  117. ██████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOAN/CONVENTIONAL METHOD ████████████████████
  118.  
  119.  
  120.  PAYMENT     PRINCIPAL      INTEREST       BALANCE     CUM INTEREST
  121.  
  122.    37           231.66         26.80       2692.49        2255.51   ( 7/19/95)
  123.    38           233.78         24.68       2458.71        2280.19   ( 8/18/95)
  124.    39           235.92         22.54       2222.79        2302.73   ( 9/17/95)
  125.    40           238.08         20.38       1984.71        2323.11   (10/17/95)
  126.    41           240.27         18.19       1744.44        2341.30   (11/16/95)
  127.    42           242.47         15.99       1501.97        2357.29   (12/16/95)
  128.    43           244.69         13.77       1257.28        2371.06   ( 1/15/96)
  129.    44           246.93         11.53       1010.35        2382.59   ( 2/14/96)
  130.    45           249.20          9.26        761.15        2391.85   ( 3/15/96)
  131.    46           251.48          6.98        509.67        2398.83   ( 4/14/96)
  132.    47           253.79          4.67        255.88        2403.50   ( 5/14/96)
  133.    48           255.88          2.35          0.00        2405.85   ( 6/13/96)
  134.  
  135.  YEAR  4 :   ANNUAL INTEREST  =       $ 177.14
  136.  OF  4.0     ANNUAL PRINCIPAL =     $ 2,924.15
  137.              PERIODIC PAYMENT =       $ 258.46
  138.                 FINAL PAYMENT =       $ 258.23   ( 6/13/96)
  139.  
  140. ██████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOAN/CONVENTIONAL METHOD ████████████████████
  141.  
  142.  
  143.                         1st PAYMENT vs RATE COMPARISONS
  144.  
  145.                             4.0 - YEAR LOAN AMOUNTS
  146.  
  147.    RATES         10000         12000         14000         16000         18000  
  148.                                                                                 
  149.   11.00%        258.46        310.15        361.84        413.54        465.23  
  150.   11.25%        259.67        311.60        363.54        415.47        467.41  
  151.   11.50%        260.89        313.07        365.25        417.42        469.60  
  152.   11.75%        262.11        314.53        366.95        419.38        471.80  
  153.   12.00%        263.34        316.01        368.68        421.34        474.01  
  154.   12.25%        264.57        317.48        370.40        423.31        476.23  
  155.   12.50%        265.80        318.96        372.12        425.28        478.44  
  156.   12.75%        267.04        320.45        373.86        427.26        480.67  
  157.   13.00%        268.27        321.92        375.58        429.23        482.89  
  158.   13.25%        269.52        323.42        377.33        431.23        485.14  
  159.   13.50%        270.76        324.91        379.06        433.22        487.37
  160.   13.75%        272.01        326.41        380.81        435.22        489.62
  161.  
  162.  
  163.  
  164. ████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOAN PAYOFF STRATEGY ██████████████████████
  165.                                                                                 
  166.                                                                                 
  167.      This option accepts information of up to 15 loans, and provides            
  168.      the fastest optimized pay-off strategy for the combined monthly            
  169.      payment amount.  In addition, you are allowed to enter either              
  170.      a new (higher) amount, or new (lower) time period, and details             
  171.      describing the effect of this change is provided.                          
  172.                                                                                 
  173.      You are asked to input the following 4 entries for each loan:              
  174.                                                                                 
  175.        Loan amount ?  Rate ?  Payment ?  Loan Type ?                            
  176.        ═══════════    ════    ═══════    ═════════                              
  177.                                                                                 
  178.      First, all loans will be prioritized for pay-off emphasis.                 
  179.      Secondly, each monthly payment is distributed and applied so to            
  180.      minimize interest payments.
  181.      Finally, a table showing the pay-off period for each loan is provided.     
  182.                                                                                 
  183.      The analysis assumes all loans are active, payments and rates are
  184.      constant throughout the payment period, and the next payment is
  185.      due in one month.  All excess payments are applied to the next loan.
  186.  
  187.  
  188. ████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOAN PAYOFF STRATEGY ██████████████████████
  189.                                                                                 
  190.  PAY-OFF PRIORITY:                                                              
  191.              OUTSTANDING   ANN.        MONTHLY         LOAN      %      LINE OF 
  192.    LOAN #      BALANCE     RATE        PAYMENT         TYPE   INT/PYMT  CREDIT  
  193.                                                                                 
  194.        4       4599.00    8.50 %       200.00      RULE OF 78                   
  195.        1      10000.00   11.00 %       268.00        STANDARD                   
  196.        2       3456.00   12.00 %        56.00       REVOLVING             4000  
  197.        3       5000.00    9.00 %       150.00       INT. ONLY                   
  198.                                                                                 
  199.                                                                                 
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  202.                                                                                 
  203.                           CURRENT MULTI-LOAN ANALYSIS                           
  204.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  205.  TIME TO PAY OFF ALL LOANS =           3.4 YEAR(S)   (OR 41 MONTH(S))           
  206.                                                                                 
  207.  TOTAL BALANCE             =    $ 23,055.00                                     
  208.                                                                                 
  209.  COMBINED RATE (ALL LOANS) =          10.2 %                                    
  210.                                                                                 
  211.  TOTAL INTEREST            =     $ 4,451.16                                     
  212.                                                                                 
  213.  MINIMUM MONTHLY PAYMENT   =       $ 674.00                                     
  214.                                                                                 
  215.  TOTAL PAYMENTS            =    $ 21,702.97                                     
  216.                                                                                 
  217.  PRESENT VALUE OF PAYMENTS =    $ 22,078.97                                     
  218.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  219.                                                                                 
  220.                                                                                 
  221.               Date of this report      :     AUGUST 21, 1992                    
  222.               Approximate pay-off date :    JANUARY 23, 1996
  223.  
  224. ████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOAN PAYOFF STRATEGY ██████████████████████
  225.                                                                                 
  226.                                                                                 
  227.                         MULTI-LOAN OPTIMIZATION RESULTS                         
  228.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  229.  TIME TO PAY OFF ALL LOANS =           2.8 YEAR(S)   (SAVES 7 MONTH(S))         
  230.                                                                                 
  231.  TOTAL BALANCE             =    $ 23,055.00                                     
  232.                                                                                 
  233.  COMBINED RATE (ALL LOANS) =          10.2 %                                    
  234.                                                                                 
  235.  TOTAL INTEREST            =     $ 3,672.10          (SAVES   $ 779.06)         
  236.                                                                                 
  237.  MINIMUM MONTHLY PAYMENT   =       $ 800.00                                     
  238.                                                                                 
  239.  TOTAL PAYMENTS            =    $ 21,325.52                                     
  240.                                                                                 
  241.  FINAL PAYMENT             =      $ -324.23          (ON LOAN 3: INT. ONLY)     
  242.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  243.  
  244.  
  245.               Date of this report      :     AUGUST 21, 1992
  246.               Approximate pay-off date :       JUNE 24, 1995
  247.  
  248. ████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOAN PAYOFF STRATEGY ██████████████████████
  249.                                                                                 
  250.                                                                                 
  251.                        MULTI-LOAN EARLY PAY-OFF SCHEDULE                        
  252.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  253.  LOAN # 1    $ 10,000.00  11.00 %     STANDARD Paid in  2 YEAR(S) AND  5 MONTHS 
  254.  LOAN # 2     $ 3,456.00  12.00 %    REVOLVING Paid in  2 YEAR(S) AND  9 MONTHS 
  255.  LOAN # 3     $ 5,000.00   9.00 %    INT. ONLY Paid in  2 YEAR(S) AND 10 MONTHS 
  256.  LOAN # 4     $ 4,599.00   8.50 %   RULE OF 78 Paid in  1 YEAR(S) AND  4 MONTHS 
  257.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  258.  
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  260. ████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LOAN PAYOFF STRATEGY ██████████████████████
  261.                                                                                 
  262.                                                                                 
  263.                        MULTI-LOAN EARLY PAY-OFF SCHEDULE                        
  264.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  265.  LOAN # 1    $ 10,000.00  11.00 %     STANDARD Paid in  2 YEAR(S) AND  5 MONTHS 
  266.  LOAN # 2     $ 3,456.00  12.00 %    REVOLVING Paid in  2 YEAR(S) AND  9 MONTHS
  267.  LOAN # 3     $ 5,000.00   9.00 %    INT. ONLY Paid in  2 YEAR(S) AND 10 MONTHS
  268.  LOAN # 4     $ 4,599.00   8.50 %   RULE OF 78 Paid in  1 YEAR(S) AND  4 MONTHS
  269.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  270.  
  271.     ENTER NEW TIME TARGET IN MONTHS (add a "m" [i.e. "24m"]),
  272.     OR,   ENTER NEW MONTHLY PAYMENT (or, hit <return> to exit) :
  273.  
  274.  
  275. ███████████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LEASE ██████████████████████████████
  276.                                                                                 
  277.                                                                                 
  278.     When evaluating lease arrangements it is important to know                  
  279.     how much financing is being provided.  This is the only way to              
  280.     effectively compare lease arrangements.  The lease arrangement              
  281.     which provides the most financing is clearly the better choice.             
  282.                                                                                 
  283.     This option uses lease payments to calculate the true value of the          
  284.     lease and compares the NET LEASE VALUE with that of an EQUIVALENT           
  285.     LOAN to determine if borrowing offers an advantage over leasing.
  286.     Obtaining a loan may be better if it provides more financing.               
  287.                                                                                 
  288.     NOTE: To utilize this option you must first know your true                  
  289.           LEASE CASH OUTFLOW AMOUNTS (payments) for each payment period.        
  290.           These are typically the tax shield of your payments, less the         
  291.           payment amount, and less any lost depreciation tax shields.           
  292.                                                                                 
  293.           You may simply hit <RETURN> to repeat entries and avoid retyping, or  
  294.           add a "c" to your last number entry to repeat automatically for the   
  295.           remainder of all payments.
  296.  
  297.  
  298. ███████████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/LEASE ██████████████████████████████
  299.                                                                                 
  300.                                                                                 
  301.                                                                                 
  302.  Interest rate (%) ? : 11                                                       
  303.  Tax rate (%) ? : 28                                                            
  304.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  305.  The lease provides $ 4,900.00 of initial financing.                            
  306.  An equivalent loan provides $ 2,054.12 of initial financing.
  307.  The lease provides $ 2,845.88 more financing than an equivalent loan.          
  308.                                                                                 
  309.  BOTTOM LINE :  THE LEASE IS PROBABLY MORE ATTRACTIVE.                          
  310.                                                                                 
  311.                                                                                 
  312.  (Use Option A3 or B3-1 for Detailed Buy vs Lease Analysis.)                    
  313.                                                                                 
  314.  
  315. ████████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/BUY vs RENT ███████████████████████████
  316.                                                                                 
  317.                                                                                 
  318.                                                                                 
  319.     This option compares the true NET ADVANTAGE OF A LEASE                      
  320.     to BUYING the same asset, over the life of the lease (in years).
  321.  
  322.     Both the Financial Advantage (i.e. payments made) and the Operating
  323.     Advantage (i.e. cash flow, expense savings, etc.) are
  324.     provided.  In addition, you may view a table detailing
  325.     the cash flow differences of BUYING vs RENTING.
  326.  
  327.  
  328. ████████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/BUY vs RENT ███████████████████████████
  329.                                                                                 
  330.                                                                                 
  331.        COMPARISON OF BUYING vs RENTING                                          
  332.                                                                                 
  333.  AMOUNT FINANCED FOR PURCHASE         $  10000.00                               
  334.  AVG TAX DEDUCTIBLE RATE                     0.280                              
  335.  INTEREST RATE                               0.110                              
  336.  INVESTMENT RATE                             0.060                              
  337.  AVG ANNUAL RENT INCREASE                    0.020                              
  338.  PERIODIC RENT                        $    300.00                               
  339.  EXPECTED ACTUAL SALVAGE              $   3500.00                               
  340.  EXPENSE OF ARRANGING LEASE           $    500.00                               
  341.  ANNUAL EXPENSE SAVING DUE TO LEASE   $    150.00                               
  342.  EXPECTED DURATION OF LEASE                  6.0  YEARS                         
  343.  LIFE OF LOAN                                5.0  YEARS                         
  344.                                                                                 
  345.  SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS ON "AMOUNT FINANCED"                                      
  346.     WITH A RANGE OF 8000.000 TO 12000.000                                       
  347.                                                                                 
  348.  
  349. ████████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/BUY vs RENT ███████████████████████████
  350.                                                                                 
  351.                                                                                 
  352.                                                                                 
  353.                                              ANNUAL     PRESENT                 
  354.                      LOAN       DEDUCTIBLE   CASH FLOW  VALUE OF                
  355.                      INTEREST   INTEREST     SAVINGS    CASH FLOW               
  356.                        AT         AT         WITH       DISC. AT                
  357.  YEAR      RENT      0.110      0.280        LEASE      0.060                   
  358.                                                                                 
  359.    1       3600        1099         308        -658        -619                 
  360.    2       3672         908         254        -104         -93                 
  361.    3       3745         694         194         -44         -37                 
  362.    4       3820         453         127          23          18                 
  363.    5       3897         182          51          99          74                 
  364.    6       3975           3           1       -3351       -2340                 
  365.                                                                                 
  366.  TOTAL    22709        3339         935       -4035       -2997                 
  367.                                                                                 
  368.                                                                                 
  369. ████████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/BUY vs RENT ███████████████████████████
  370.                                                                                 
  371.                                                                                 
  372.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  373.  FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE OF LEASE  $ -4,493.62                                      
  374.                                                                                 
  375.  OPERATING ADVANTAGE OF LEASE  $ -2,997.34                                      
  376.                                                                                 
  377.        NET ADVANTAGE OF LEASE  $ -7,490.96    (Excluding Downpayments)
  378.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  379.                     BUYING IS MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN LEASING.
  380.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  381.  
  382.  NOTE: VALUE OF LEASE =  $ 11,927.07
  383.  
  384. ████████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/BUY vs RENT ███████████████████████████
  385.                                                                                 
  386.                                                                                 
  387.   SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS ON "AMOUNT FINANCED"                                     
  388.                                                                                 
  389.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  390.  AMOUNT FINANCED =    8000.00
  391.                                                                                 
  392.                                                                                 
  393.                                              ANNUAL     PRESENT                 
  394.                      LOAN       DEDUCTIBLE   CASH FLOW  VALUE OF                
  395.                      INTEREST   INTEREST     SAVINGS    CASH FLOW               
  396.                        AT         AT         WITH       DISC. AT                
  397.  YEAR      RENT      0.110      0.280        LEASE      0.060                   
  398.                                                                                 
  399.    1       3600         879         246        -596        -561                 
  400.    2       3672         727         203         -53         -47                 
  401.    3       3745         555         156          -6          -5                 
  402.    4       3820         362         101          49          38                 
  403.    5       3897         145          41         109          81                 
  404.    6       3975           3           1       -3351       -2340                 
  405.  
  406.  TOTAL    22709        2671         748       -3848       -2834
  407.  
  408.  
  409. ████████████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/BUY vs RENT ███████████████████████████
  410.                                                                                 
  411.  
  412.  
  413.                                              ANNUAL     PRESENT
  414.                      LOAN       DEDUCTIBLE   CASH FLOW  VALUE OF
  415.                      INTEREST   INTEREST     SAVINGS    CASH FLOW
  416.                        AT         AT         WITH       DISC. AT
  417.  YEAR      RENT      0.110      0.280        LEASE      0.060
  418.  
  419.    1       3600         879         246        -596        -561
  420.    2       3672         727         203         -53         -47
  421.    3       3745         555         156          -6          -5
  422.    4       3820         362         101          49          38
  423.    5       3897         145          41         109          81
  424.    6       3975           3           1       -3351       -2340
  425.  
  426.  TOTAL    22709        2671         748       -3848       -2834
  427.  
  428.  
  429.  NET ADVANTAGE OF LEASE =    $ -9,612.05  BUY !
  430.  
  431.  NOTE: VALUE OF LEASE   =     $ 9,779.06
  432.  
  433. ███████████████ SAVING/PRESENT VALUE OF ANNUITIES-PERPETUITIES █████████████████
  434.  
  435.  
  436.  PRESENT VALUE OF ANNUITIES/PERPETUITIES
  437.  
  438.      What is the total value of all periodic payments {annuity}
  439.        at a specific discount rate ?
  440.      What is the total value of payments made forever {perpetuity}
  441.        at a specific discount rate ?
  442.  ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  443.      This option allows you to answer the above questions
  444.      regarding Annuities and Perpetuities.
  445.  
  446.  
  447. ███████████████ SAVING/PRESENT VALUE OF ANNUITIES-PERPETUITIES █████████████████
  448.                                                                                 
  449.                                                                                 
  450.                                                                                 
  451.  Annual rate (%) ? (include a "c" for continuous compounding): 9                
  452.  Regular payment amount ? : 400                                                 
  453.  # of payments per year ? : 6                                                   
  454.  Total years ? (Hit <RETURN> if Forever) : 20                                   
  455.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  456.  THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE ANNUITY IS $ 22,199.38                                
  457.                                                                                 
  458.  
  459. █████████████████████ SAVING/SAVING FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT ███████████████████████
  460.                                                                                 
  461.                                                                                 
  462.                                                                                 
  463.  SAVING FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT                                                    
  464.                                                                                 
  465.      How long will it take to save a certain amount, given                      
  466.        specific deposits at a given interest rate ?                             
  467.      How much will I save if I make regular deposits of a
  468.        specific amount at a given interest rate ?
  469.      How much should I deposit at regular intervals, to save
  470.        a specific amount at a given interest rate ?
  471.  ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  472.      This option assists you in meeting your saving goals by
  473.      providing the answers to the above questions.  All deposits are equal.
  474.  
  475.  
  476. █████████████████████ SAVING/SAVING FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT ███████████████████████
  477.  
  478.  
  479.  Annual rate (%) ? (include a "c" for continuous compounding) : 10              
  480.  # of payments per year ? : 12                                                  
  481.                                                                                 
  482.  PLEASE RESPOND TO 2 OF THE FOLLOWING 3 QUESTIONS:                              
  483.                                                                                 
  484.  TOTAL YEARS ? :                                                                
  485.  What is the targeted FUTURE AMOUNT ? :                                         
  486.  What are the regular DEPOSIT AMOUNTS ? :                                       
  487.  ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════                  
  488.  TOTAL YEARS ? :                                                                
  489.  What is the targeted FUTURE AMOUNT ? : 100,000                                 
  490.  What are the REGULAR DEPOSIT AMOUNTS ? : 50                                    
  491.                                                                                 
  492.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  493.  YOU MUST SAVE FOR 28 YEAR(S) AND 10 MONTH(S)                                   
  494.  
  495. ███████████████████ SAVING/SAVING FOR REGULAR WITHDRAWALS ██████████████████████
  496.                                                                                 
  497.                                                                                 
  498.                                                                                 
  499.  SAVING FOR REGULAR WITHDRAWALS                                                 
  500.                                                                                 
  501.      How long can I withdraw a certain amount, given                            
  502.        specific withdrawals at a given interest rate ?                          
  503.      How much should I invest to allow regular withdrawals of                   
  504.        a certain amount over time at a given interest rate ?                    
  505.      Given a certain amount, how much can I withdraw at regular                 
  506.        intervals over time at a given interest rate ?                           
  507.  ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════                  
  508.      This option assists you in meeting your withdrawal objectives by           
  509.      providing the answers to the above questions.  All withdrawals are equal.  
  510.  
  511. ███████████████████ SAVING/SAVING FOR REGULAR WITHDRAWALS ██████████████████████
  512.                                                                                 
  513.                                                                                 
  514.                                                                                 
  515.  Annual rate (%) ? (include a "c" for continuous compounding) : 9               
  516.  # of withdrawals per year ? : 12                                               
  517.                                                                                 
  518.  PLEASE RESPOND TO 2 OF THE FOLLOWING 3 QUESTIONS:                              
  519.  
  520.  TOTAL YEARS ? :
  521.  What is the INVESTMENT AMOUNT ? :
  522.  What are the desired regular WITHDRAWALS ? :
  523.  ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  524.  TOTAL YEARS ? :
  525.  What is the INVESTMENT AMOUNT ? : 100,000
  526.  What are the desired regular WITHDRAWALS ? : 50
  527.  
  528.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  529.  YOU CAN WITHDRAW FOREVER
  530.  
  531.  
  532. ███████████████ BUSINESS DECISIONS/BUYING & SELLING A BUSINESS █████████████████
  533.                                                                                 
  534.                                                                                 
  535.     Firm "A" is considering buying firm "B" (both are public companies).        
  536.                                                                                 
  537.     This option will assist you in determining the market values                
  538.     of both firms, the cost to firm "A" of acquiring firm "B",                  
  539.     and the net gain or financial benefit of the acquisition.                   
  540.                                                                                 
  541.     You provide the stock price and share quantity of both firms.               
  542.     A table of 9 scenarios is developed since firm "B" stock price              
  543.     may fluctuate due to acquisition rumors.  This table will display           
  544.     a range of firm "B" stock prices, the effect this movement                  
  545.     has on the market value of firm "B", and the cost to firm "A"               
  546.     should it continue to pursue the acquisition.                               
  547.                                                                                 
  548.     You may then select any one of the 9 price scenarios to produce
  549.     a second table which displays a range of BENEFIT values,
  550.     and the COST and NET GAIN for both methods (cash and common stock)
  551.     of acquiring firm "B".
  552.  
  553.  
  554. ███████████████ BUSINESS DECISIONS/BUYING & SELLING A BUSINESS █████████████████
  555.                                                                                 
  556.  Share price of COMPANY A                   =      $ 50                         
  557.  Share price of COMPANY B                   =      $ 34                         
  558.  Intrinsic value of COMPANY A               = $ 50,000,000                      
  559.  Intrinsic value of COMPANY B               = $ 34,000,000                      
  560.  REASONABLE CASH OFFER TO ACQUIRE/MERGE WITH COMPANY B = $ 42,500,000           
  561.  NET COST TO ACQUIRE / MERGE WITH COMPANY B = $ 8,500,000                       
  562.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 
  563.                                                                                 
  564.                           FINANCED BY CASH              BY COMMON STOCK         
  565.                       ════════════════════════   ════════════════════════════   
  566.         BENEFIT         COST        NET GAIN           COST        NET GAIN     
  567.                                                                                 
  568.     $ 51,700,000    $ 6,800,000    $ 44,900,000  $ -10,245,945    $ 61,945,945  
  569.     $ 59,775,000    $ 6,800,000    $ 52,975,000   $ -6,535,810    $ 66,310,810  
  570.     $ 67,850,000    $ 6,800,000    $ 61,050,000   $ -2,825,675    $ 70,675,675  
  571.     $ 75,925,000    $ 6,800,000    $ 69,125,000      $ 884,459    $ 75,040,540  
  572.     $ 84,000,000    $ 6,800,000    $ 77,200,000    $ 4,594,594    $ 79,405,405  
  573.     $ 92,075,000    $ 6,800,000    $ 85,275,000    $ 8,304,729    $ 83,770,270
  574.    $ 100,150,000    $ 6,800,000    $ 93,350,000   $ 12,014,864    $ 88,135,135
  575.    $ 108,225,000    $ 6,800,000   $ 101,425,000   $ 15,725,000    $ 92,500,000
  576.    $ 116,300,000    $ 6,800,000   $ 109,500,000   $ 19,435,135    $ 96,864,864
  577.  
  578. █████████ BUSINESS DECISIONS/BUSINESS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS ███████████
  579.                                                                                 
  580.                                                                                 
  581.     This option analyzes the financial performance of any public                
  582.     company (firms that offer common shares of stock).  The analyses            
  583.     are based on rules-of-thumbs and generally accepted benchmarks.             
  584.                                                                                 
  585.     You provide 15 entries which are typically found in annual reports.         
  586.     From these entries, up to 28 financial ratios are provided.                 
  587.     The ratios are categorized by:                                              
  588.             MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS, OWNERS RETURN, and LENDERS RISKS.         
  589.                                                                                 
  590.     At your option, an explanation of each ratio and/or a summary               
  591.     of recommendations are also provided.                                       
  592.                                                                                 
  593.     NOTE: You may direct the output to a printer, to a text file                
  594.           entitled "BUS.TXT", or simply view on your screen.  In addition,      
  595.           your financial entries may be stored for future recall.               
  596.                                                                                 
  597.           You may only analyze one firm at a time.                              
  598.  
  599. █████████ BUSINESS DECISIONS/BUSINESS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS ███████████
  600.                                                                                 
  601.                         Company: ??                                             
  602.                                                                                 
  603.                         BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION                               
  604.                                                                                 
  605.     Current Assets _________________       Total Assets ________________        
  606.     Current Liabilities ____________       Retain Earnings _____________        
  607.     Total Shareholder Equity ____________                                       
  608.                                                                                 
  609.                                                                                 
  610.                         OPERATING STATEMENT INFORMATION                         
  611.                                                                                 
  612.     Revenues _______________________       Cost Of Goods Sold __________        
  613.     Marketing Expenses _____________       Interest Expenses ___________        
  614.     Earnings Before Taxes __________       Net Income __________________        
  615.                                                                                 
  616.                                                                                 
  617.                         OTHER INFORMATION                                       
  618.                                                                                 
  619.     Share Price ____________________       Earnings Per Share __________        
  620.     Operating Income _______________       Tax Rate ____________________
  621.  
  622.  
  623. █████████████████ BUSINESS DECISIONS/INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN ███████████████████
  624.                                                                                 
  625.                                                                                 
  626.                                                                                 
  627.      This option determines the INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN and the                 
  628.      payback period at a specified discount rate.  If the                       
  629.      investment is not recoverable, you are alerted to this fact.               
  630.                                                                                 
  631.      You are asked to enter the initial investment, the discount                
  632.      rate, and a stream of cash flows (if payments are inconsistent)            
  633.      or the amount of fixed payments.  If you enter the individual              
  634.      cash flows, you can alter any entry if necessary.                          
  635.                                                                                 
  636.      NOTE: The periods are unspecified so if you want an annual IRR,            
  637.            be sure to provide annual payments (vs monthly).                     
  638.                                                                                 
  639.            To end your stream of entries, simply hit <RETURN>.                  
  640.  
  641. ██████████████ BUSINESS DECISIONS/INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN/FIXED ████████████████
  642.                                                                                 
  643.                                                                                 
  644.                                                                                 
  645.  Fixed payment amount : 10                                                      
  646.                                                                                 
  647.  Enter the total number of payments (MAX = 100 Payments) : 15
  648.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  649.  
  650.  IRR =   -17.75 %
  651.  Investment is not recoverable when discounted at  9.00%
  652.  
  653.  
  654. ███████████████████ ACQUIRING ITEMS/CORPORATE BUY vs LEASE █████████████████████
  655.                                                                                 
  656.                                                                                 
  657.                                                                                 
  658.     This option compares the true NET ADVANTAGE OF A LEASE                      
  659.     to BUYING the same asset, over the life of the lease (in years).            
  660.                                                                                 
  661.     You are asked to enter the PURCHASE parameters of the asset,                
  662.     and the LEASING parameters of a lease contract.  For the                    
  663.     purchase of the asset you are also allowed to structure a loan.             
  664.     The financials of the purchase arrangement are compared with the            
  665.     financials of the lease to provide "the bottom line" - the net              
  666.     advantage of the lease.  If the net advantage of the lease                  
  667.     is negative, the analysis favors buying.                                    
  668.                                                                                 
  669.     Both the Financial Advantage (i.e. payments made) and the Operating         
  670.     Advantage (i.e. cash flow, expense savings, etc.) are                       
  671.     provided.  In addition, you may view a table detailing                      
  672.     the cash flow differences of BUYING vs LEASING.                             
  673.                                                                                 
  674.  
  675. ███████████████████████ BUSINESS DECISIONS/BUY vs MAKE █████████████████████████
  676.                                                                                 
  677.                                                                                 
  678.     This option allows you to accurately determine whether it is better         
  679.     to BUY or MAKE components ("components" is used in the generic              
  680.     sense - it could be anything).                                              
  681.                                                                                 
  682.     You provide cost and tax rate information, as well as investment,           
  683.     depreciable life (max=35), salvage value, cost of capital (or               
  684.     discount rate), and the yearly demand of your components.                   
  685.                                                                                 
  686.     The present value of the cost to make and the cost to buy                   
  687.     (including the effect of all taxes) are provided.                           
  688.     In addition, a table of your expenses and cash flows are                    
  689.     provided at your option.                                                    
  690.                                                                                 
  691.     NOTE: If you select Double-Declining-Balance or Sum-Of-The-Years-Digits as  
  692.           your depreciation scheme, the depreciation method switches to         
  693.           the straight-line method when switching is advantageous.              
  694.                                                                                 
  695.  
  696. ███████████████████████ BUSINESS DECISIONS/BUY vs MAKE █████████████████████████
  697.                                                                                 
  698.                                                                                 
  699.                                                                                 
  700.       ════════════   CASH FLOWS ONLY (EXCLUDES INVESTMENTS)   ════════════      
  701.                                                                                 
  702.            ---- IF BUYING ----     ---- IF MAKING ----     NET BUY CASH FLOW    
  703.   YEAR     EXPENSE   CASH FLOW     EXPENSE   CASH FLOW     ADVANTAGE            
  704.                                                                                 
  705.       0           0           0           0       -3000       -3000             
  706.       1        4500        3240        9900        6328        3088             
  707.       2        4500        3240        7500        4600        1360             
  708.       3        4500        3240        5100        2872        -368             
  709.       4        4500        3240        2700        1144       -2096             
  710.       5        4500        3240        -700         136       -3104             
  711.  
  712. ███████████████████████ BUSINESS DECISIONS/BUY vs MAKE █████████████████████████
  713.                                                                                 
  714.                                                                                 
  715.  THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE COST TO MAKE IS $ 15,793.77                           
  716.                                                                                 
  717.  THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE COST TO BUY  IS $ 12,602.47
  718.  
  719.  YOU SHOULD BUY THE COMPONENTS AT A SAVINGS OF $ 3,191.30
  720.  ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  721.  
  722.  
  723. ██████████████████   BUSINESS DECISIONS/BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS ████████████████████
  724.                                                                                 
  725.                                                                                 
  726.                                                                                 
  727.     This option allows you to quickly assess how many units you                 
  728.     should sell in order to recover your cost (i.e. break-even).                
  729.                                                                                 
  730.     A 2-column table is provided that illustrates your UNIT and TOTAL VOLUME    
  731.     sales, variable cost, contribution margins, operating income                
  732.     (income before expenses are paid), and break-even (units and sales).
  733.  
  734.     In addition, your degree of operating leverage is computed.  Operating
  735.     leverage reflects the amount your income changes for every %
  736.     change in sales.
  737.  
  738.  
  739. ██████████████████   BUSINESS DECISIONS/BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS ████████████████████
  740.                                                                                 
  741.   Selling price of the unit : 45                                                
  742.   Total fixed cost (usually much larger than variable cost) : 3,000
  743.   # of units sold     : 19                                                      
  744.   # of units produced : 20                                                      
  745.   Variable cost per unit : 20                                                   
  746.   Your desired [gross] profit impact (in $) : 10,000                            
  747.                                                                                 
  748.                                      UNIT              TOTAL                    
  749.                                                                                 
  750.    SALES                 =        $ 45.00           $ 855.00                    
  751.    VARIABLE COST         =        $ 20.00           $ 400.00                    
  752.    CONTRIBUTION          =        $ 23.95           $ 455.00
  753.    OPERATING INCOME      =      $ -133.95        $ -2,545.00
  754.    BREAK-EVEN (UNITS)    =           -                126
  755.    BREAK_EVEN (SALES)    =       $ 178.95         $ 3,400.00
  756.    DEGREE OF OPER. LEV.  =           -                 -0.34
  757.  
  758.    * At a break-even of 126 units, every % change
  759.        in sales effectively changes operating income by -0.34 % .
  760.  
  761.    * Required unit volume for gross profit of $ 10,000.00 is 543 units.
  762.  
  763.  
  764. ███████████████████████████████ INSURANCE/TERM █████████████████████████████████
  765.                                                                                 
  766.                                                                                 
  767.                                  TERM INSURANCE                                 
  768.                                                                                 
  769.  TERM INSURANCE protects you for only a specified period, or term - usually
  770.    5, 10, 20 years.  Term insurance pays a benefit only if you die during       
  771.    the period covered.  The insurance stops when you stop making                
  772.    payments or when the specified term expires.                                 
  773.                                                                                 
  774.  CHARACTERISTICS:                                                               
  775.    . Low initial premiums                                                       
  776.    . Protection for a specified period                                          
  777.    . Usually renewable                                                          
  778.    . No cash value                                                              
  779.    . Premium rises with each new term                                           
  780.                                                                                 
  781.  BEST SUITED FOR/WHEN:                                                          
  782.    . Buyer wants consistent and low payments                                    
  783.    . Buyer is not concerned with cash value or investment value                 
  784.    . Buyer wants coverage only for a fixed period of time
  785.  
  786.  
  787. ███████████████████████████████ INSURANCE/TERM █████████████████████████████████
  788.                                                                                 
  789.                                                                                 
  790.  
  791.  Does TERM INSURANCE truly meet my objectives ?                                 
  792.                                                                                 
  793.  Should I use my premium payment dollars differently ?                          
  794.                                                                                 
  795.  Is TERM INSURANCE really worth it to me ?                                      
  796.  ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════          
  797.  This option helps you to address the above questions by providing some         
  798.  facts on comparable loan and savings programs.                                 
  799.                                                                                 
  800.  
  801.  In addition, you may view a table that displays, for each
  802.  additional year of living, the present cash value of the policy
  803.  and the net advantage of both a loan and comparable savings.
  804.  
  805.  
  806. ███████████████████████████████ INSURANCE/TERM █████████████████████████████████
  807.                                                                                 
  808.                                                                                 
  809.                       PRESENT               PRESENT  NET SAVINGS     NET LOAN   
  810.  YEAR OF     CUMM.    CASH        CUMM.      VALUE    ADVANTAGE      ADVANTAGE  
  811.  ADDITIONAL  ANNUAL   VALUE OF    ANNUAL       OF       OVER           OVER
  812.  LIVING      PYMNTS   INSURANCE   SAVINGS     LOAN    INSURANCE      INSURANCE  
  813.  ──────      ──────   ─────────   ────────  ────────  ───────────    ─────────  
  814.    0              0           0          0      6532            0        6532   
  815.    1           1200           0       1200      6271         1200        6271   
  816.    2           2400           0       2472      6020         2472        6020   
  817.    3           3600           0       3820      5779         3820        5779   
  818.    4           4800           0       5250      5548         5250        5548   
  819.    5           6000           0       6765      5326         6765        5326   
  820.    6           7200           0       8370      5113         8370        5113   
  821.    7           8400           0      10073      4908        10073        4908   
  822.    8           9600           0      11877      4712        11877        4712   
  823.    9          10800           0      13790      4524        13790        4524   
  824.   10          12000           0      15817      4343        15817        4343   
  825.                                                                                 
  826.  
  827. ████████████████████████████ INSURANCE/WHOLE LIFE ██████████████████████████████
  828.                                                                                 
  829.                                                                                 
  830.                               WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE                              
  831.                                                                                 
  832.  WHOLE LIFE is the most common type of insurance.  You are insured as
  833.    long as you make payments - usually your whole life (or to age 100).         
  834.    Whole Life accumulates "CASH VALUE" which you can use in a variety of ways.  
  835.    You may borrow it, use as collateral for future payments, or withdraw it.    
  836.                                                                                 
  837.  CHARACTERISTICS:                                                               
  838.    . Protection for life                                                        
  839.    . Fixed premiums with growing cash value                                     
  840.    . More expensive than Term                                                   
  841.    . Flexible usage of cash value (i.e. tax free loans)                         
  842.    . Available as UNIVERSAL, VARIABLE and ADJUSTABLE LIFE                       
  843.                                                                                 
  844.  BEST SUITED FOR/WHEN:                                                          
  845.    . Buyer who is concerned about increases in premium                          
  846.    . Buyer who wants Life Insurance for whole life                              
  847.    . Buyer who is looking for investment benefits from insurance
  848.  
  849.  
  850. ████████████████████████████ INSURANCE/WHOLE LIFE ██████████████████████████████
  851.                                                                                 
  852.                                                                                 
  853.  
  854.  Does WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE truly meet my objectives ?                           
  855.                                                                                 
  856.  Should I use my premium payment dollars differently ?                          
  857.                                                                                 
  858.  Is WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE really worth it to me ?                                
  859.                                                                                 
  860.  When is the best time to cancel this insurance ?                               
  861.  ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════          
  862.  This option helps you to address the above questions by providing some         
  863.  facts on comparable loan and savings programs.                                 
  864.                                                                                 
  865.                                                                                 
  866.  In addition, you may view a table that displays, for each                      
  867.  additional year of living, the present cash value of the policy                
  868.  and the net advantage of both a loan and comparable savings.                   
  869.                                                                                 
  870.  
  871. ████████████████████████████ INSURANCE/WHOLE LIFE ██████████████████████████████
  872.                                                                                 
  873.                                                                                 
  874.                       PRESENT               PRESENT  NET SAVINGS     NET LOAN
  875.  YEAR OF     CUMM.    CASH        CUMM.      VALUE    ADVANTAGE      ADVANTAGE  
  876.  ADDITIONAL  ANNUAL   VALUE OF    ANNUAL       OF       OVER           OVER     
  877.  LIVING      PYMNTS   INSURANCE   SAVINGS     LOAN    INSURANCE      INSURANCE  
  878.  ──────      ──────   ─────────   ────────  ────────  ───────────    ─────────  
  879.    0              0       15000          0      6475       -15000       -8525   
  880.    1           1200       14558       1200      6280       -13358       -8277   
  881.    2           2400       14129       2472      6092       -11657       -8037   
  882.    3           3600       13712       3820      5909        -9892       -7803   
  883.    4           4800       13308       5250      5732        -8058       -7576   
  884.    5           6000       12915       6765      5560        -6151       -7355   
  885.    6           7200       12535       8370      5393        -4164       -7142   
  886.    7           8400       12165      10073      5231        -2093       -6934   
  887.    8           9600       11806      11877      5074           70       -6732   
  888.    9          10800       11458      13790      4922         2331       -6536   
  889.   10          12000       11121      15817      4775         4696       -6346   
  890.                                                                                 
  891.  
  892. ███████████████████████ INSURANCE/LIMITED PAYMENT LIFE █████████████████████████
  893.                                                                                 
  894.                                                                                 
  895.                          LIMITED PAYMENT LIFE INSURANCE
  896.                                                                                 
  897.  LIMITED PAYMENT LIFE is similar to Whole Life except payments are made         
  898.    only as long as you specify.  The insurance, however, covers you for         
  899.    your whole life and accumulates "CASH VALUE" which you may access.           
  900.    You may borrow it, use as collateral for future payments, or withdraw it.    
  901.                                                                                 
  902.  CHARACTERISTICS:                                                               
  903.    . Protection for life, even after payments stop                              
  904.    . Fixed premiums with growing cash value                                     
  905.    . More expensive than ordinary whole life or term                            
  906.    . Flexible usage of cash value (i.e. tax free loans)                         
  907.    . Available as universal, variable and adjustable life                       
  908.                                                                                 
  909.  BEST SUITED FOR/WHEN:                                                          
  910.    . Buyer who is NOT concerned with expensive premiums                         
  911.    . Buyer who wants Life Insurance for whole life but can pay-off              
  912.    . Buyer who is looking for investment benefits from insurance
  913.  
  914.  
  915. ████████████████████████████ INSURANCE/ENDOWMENT ███████████████████████████████
  916.  
  917.  
  918.                               ENDOWMENT INSURANCE
  919.  
  920.  ENDOWMENT INSURANCE is a combination of limited payment and an annuity that
  921.    endows or begins payment at a specified period (i.e. at age 65).
  922.    Endowment insurance is very flexible and accumulates CASH VALUE rapidly.
  923.    Payments can be a lump sum or set monthly amounts.
  924.  
  925.  CHARACTERISTICS:
  926.    . Most expensive
  927.    . Protection for a specific period which usually extends after death
  928.    . Most flexible - policy can be tailored to coincide with future events
  929.    . Rapid cash accumulation
  930.    . Similar to social security
  931.  
  932.  BEST SUITED FOR/WHEN:
  933.    . Buyer wants to use insurance as a retirement plan
  934.    . Buyer is not concerned with high premium costs
  935.    . Buyer wants cash paid in an annuity and cash paid upon death
  936.  
  937.