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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
RATE

RATE

Description

Returns the interest rate for an investment or loan for the specified period.

Syntax

RATE(
nper
,
pmt
,
pv
, [
fv
], [
type
], [
guess
])
  • nper
    : The total number of periods for the loan or investment.
  • pmt
    : The payment amount for each period.
  • pv
    : The present value.
  • fv
    : The future value.
  • type
    : The payment timing. 0 = the payment occurs at the end of the period; 1 = the payment occurs at the beginning of the period.
  • guess
    : The estimated rate. The default is 0.1 (10%).