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Rate function Rate Function [VBA] Returns the interest rate of a loan or an investment.

Rate( NPer as Double, Pmt as Double, PV as Double [FV as Variant], [Due as Variant], [Guess as Variant] ) Double NPer is the total number of periods, during which annuity is paid. Pmt is the regular payment made per period. PV is the present value of the loan / investment. FV (optional) is the future value of the loan / investment. Due (optional) defines whether the payment is due at the beginning or the end of a period. 0 - the payment is due at the end of the period; 1 - the payment is due at the beginning of the period. Guess(optional) determines the estimated value of the interest with iterative calculation. REM ***** BASIC ***** Option VBASupport 1 Sub ExampleRate ' Calculate the interest rate required to pay off a loan of $100,000 over ' 6 years, with payments of $1,500, due at the end of each month. Dim mRate As Double mRate = Rate( 72, -1500, 100000 ) print mRate' mRate is calculated to be 0.00213778025343334 End sub

RATE function in CALC