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IPMT

Returns the interest payment for a given period for an investment based on periodic, constant payments and a constant interest rate.

Syntax

IPMT(rate, per, nper, pv, [fv], [type])

Arguments

Argument Description Required
rate The interest rate per period. Required
per The period for which you want to find the interest. Required
nper The total number of payment periods. Required
pv The present value, or lump-sum amount. Required
fv The future value, or cash balance you want to attain after the last payment is made. Default is 0. Optional
type When payments are due. 0 = end of period, 1 = beginning of period. Default is 0. Optional

Examples

Interest payment for first period

=IPMT(0.1/12, 1, 3*12, 8000)
Result ⇒ -66.6667

Interest for specific loan period

=IPMT(0.08/12, 10, 10*12, 200000)
Result ⇒ -1265.9636

Monthly interest from cell references

=IPMT(A1/12, A2, A3, A4)
Result ⇒ -40.0711
A
1 0.06
2 6
3 24
4 10000

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