Determines the periodic payment amount for a given interest rate,
principal, targeted payment goal, life of the anuity as number
of payments, and whether the payments are made at the start or end
of each payment period.
Same as the =PMT() function in most spreadsheet software.
The basic monthly payment formula derivation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortgage_calculator#Monthly_payment_formula
rP(1+r)ᴺ
PMT = --------
(1+r)ᴺ-1
The formula is adjusted to allow targeting any future value rather than 0.
The 1/(1+r*when) factor adjusts the payment to the beginning or end
of the period. In the common case of a payment at the end of a period,
the factor is 1 and reduces to the formula above.
Examples:
The payment on a 30-year fixed mortgage note of $265000 at 3.5% interest
paid at the end of every month.
pmt(0.035/12, 30*12, 265000, 0, false)
The payment on a 30-year fixed mortgage note of $265000 at 3.5% interest
needed to half the principal in half in 5 years:
pmt(0.035/12, 5*12, 265000, 265000/2, false)
The weekly payment into a savings account with 1% interest rate and current
balance of $1500 needed to reach $10000 after 3 years:
pmt(0.01/52, 3*52, -1500, 10000, false)
The present_value is negative indicating money put into the savings account,
whereas future_value is positive, indicating money that will be withdrawn from
the account. Similarly, the payment value is negative
How much money can be withdrawn at the end of every quarter from an account
with $1000000 earning 4% so the money lasts 20 years:
pmt(0.04/4, 20*4, 1000000, 0, false)
