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Chapter 13: Financial Schedules 345<br />

Although the user is allowed to specify a term, the rows in the schedule are fixed.<br />

Specifying a shorter or longer term would require that formulas be deleted or added to<br />

compensate.<br />

In the next section, I address some of the flexibility issues and create a more dynamic amortization<br />

schedule.<br />

A dynamic amortization schedule<br />

The example in this section builds on the previous example. Figure 13-2 shows a loan amortization<br />

schedule that allows the user to define input parameters beyond the amount, rate, and term.<br />

Notice that rows 22 through 114 are hidden.<br />

Figure 13-2: A dynamic amortization schedule.<br />

The first difference you’ll notice is that this schedule has more shaded cells, meaning there are<br />

more cells that the user can change. Also, a column has been added for the annual percentage<br />

rate, which now can be different for every period.<br />

User input section<br />

Not much has changed in Input Area at the top. The interest rate is labeled Starting Rate, and the<br />

payment is labeled Computed Payment, indicating that they are subject to change.

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