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SumEGAnn (TermYrs, AnnGrowthRate) | ||||||||
Sum of an exponentially growing annuity (growth annually in arrear). | ||||||||
This function calculates the nominal sum of an Exponentially Growing Annuity. See also PVEGAnn, which calculates a Present Value. | ||||||||
Features | ||||||||
Unary | Unary Value ( ie value of $1) | |||||||
Key Points | ||||||||
With any annuity formula involving GROWTH, the key confusion is WHEN the growth commences. The answer is - at the end of year 1. But that does NOT mean the YEAR 1 payment is grown/inflated! In fact it means that growth starts at year 1, and therefore the first grown payment is at YEAR 2. So the payments are: Time 0 - 0, Time 1 - 1, Time 2 - (1+g), Time 3 - (1+g)^2, etc. | ||||||||
ExampleSumEGAnn.xls |