<div class="raw-html-embed"><p>The <b>NPER</b> function is one of the <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#financial" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">financial functions</a>. It is used to calculate the number of periods for an investment based on a specified interest rate and a constant payment schedule.</p>
			<h5 class="pt8">Syntax</h5> 
			<p><b><em>NPER(rate, pmt, pv, [fv], [type])</em></b></p> 
			<p>The <b>NPER</b> function has the following arguments:</p>
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					<th style="background-color: #f4f4f4" width="150ch"><b>Argument</b></th>
					<th style="background-color: #f4f4f4"><b>Description</b></th>
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					<td><b><em>rate</em></b></td>
					<td>The interest rate.</td>
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					<td><b><em>pmt</em></b></td>
					<td>A payment amount.</td>
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					<td><b><em>pv</em></b></td>
					<td>A present value of the payments.</td>
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					<td><b><em>fv</em></b></td>
					<td>The future value of an investment. It is an optional argument. If it is omitted, the function will assume <b><em>fv</em></b> to be 0.</td>
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					<td><b><em>type</em></b></td>
					<td>A period when the payments are due. It is an optional argument. If it is set to 0 or omitted, the function will assume the payments to be due at the end of the period. If <b><em>type</em></b> is set to 1, the payments are due at the beginning of the period.</td>
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			<h5 class="pt8">Notes</h5>
            <p>Cash paid out (such as deposits to savings) is represented by negative numbers; cash received (such as dividend checks) is represented by positive numbers.</p>
			<p><a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#applyfunction" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the <b>NPER</b> function.</p>
			
			<h5 class="pt8">Examples</h5>
            <p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>NPER</b> function.</p>
			<p><img alt="NPER Function" src="https://static-helpcenter.teamlab.info/nper_da348e90d6.png"></p></div>

NPER function

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Argument	Description
*rate*	The interest rate.
*pmt*	A payment amount.
pv	A present value of the payments.
fv	The future value of an investment. It is an optional argument. If it is omitted, the function will assume fv to be 0.
*type*	A period when the payments are due. It is an optional argument. If it is set to 0 or omitted, the function will assume the payments to be due at the end of the period. If *type* is set to 1, the payments are due at the beginning of the period.

NPER function

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