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As a spreadsheet software program, Microsoft Excel has many useful features for a small business's productivity. Chief among these is the ability to use formulas to make various calculations with the ...

To use the Duration function in Microsoft Excel, follow the steps below. Launch Excel Create a table or use an existing table Type the formula for the Duration function into the cell you want to place ...

This guide was reviewed by a Business News Daily editor to ensure it provides comprehensive and accurate information to aid your buying decision. Creating a running total (or a cumulative sum, as it ...

Too many financial decisions are made without factoring in the time value of money. Whether providing financial planning advice related to a client’s retirement, advising a client about a business ...

The T-Value is a common statistical calculation with a very wide range of applications. In the business world, it can help in making educated financial predictions and projections. For example, a ...

Break-even analysis is the study of the amount of sales or units sold that are required to break even after incorporating all fixed and variable costs of running the operations of a business.

Modified duration shows bond price sensitivity to yield changes; a 1.859% price change per 1% yield shift. Macauley duration measures average time to receive bond cash flows, key for calculating ...