PDURATION function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

PDURATION

Returns the number of periods needed for an investment to reach a certain value, at a specified interest rate.

 

Syntax

 

PDURATION(rate; present_value; future_value)

rate: Interest rate per period that will apply to the investment. Eg., 12.3

present_value: Current value of the investment. Eg., 1000
future_value: Desired value of the investment in the future. Eg., 5000

 

Examples  

 

Formula

Result

=PDURATION(A2;B2;C2)

0.621941526

=PDURATION(A3;B3;C3)

0.248724981

=PDURATION(A4;B4;C4)

5.596462585


Get a hands-on experience of the function in the embedded range below. 

Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

#NUM!

  • Any of the given values is invalid.

 

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