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Steps Remember the 5 common finance parameters. Open Microsoft Excel. Label fields for Rate, Nper, PMT, PV, and Type. Choose the cell where you want the result for FV to go. Double-click FV. Click OK. Repeat these steps to make a calculator for other parameters.
To properly amortize a prepaid asset in the most basic calculation, the business will divide the total value of the prepaid expense by the number of months it will last. This is expressed in equation form as: monthly expense = total value/number of months.
Even a single extra payment made each year can reduce the amount of interest and shorten the amortization, as long as the payment goes toward the principal and not the interest.
If you prepay your mortgage you reduce the principal balance, reducing the interest due next month and every month forward. If you prepay $1000 on your mortgage, the interest next month will be reduced by 10003.7%/12=3.08 You will still make the same payment, but an additional 3.083 will be credited toward principal.
Even a single extra payment made each year can reduce the amount of interest and shorten the amortization, as long as the payment goes toward the principal and not the interest. Just make sure your lender processes the payment this way.
You can ask your lender for an amortization schedule, but this might not be as helpful if you're looking to see how extra payments could impact that schedule.