You can calculate this with the RATE function by filling its five fields — Nper (number of periods - 12), Pmt (periodic investment – 5000 with a minus sign), Pv (present value – 0), Fv ...

In this example, 0.2 -- 20% -- was used as the IRR estimate to start the computation. You are not required to input a guess. Excel will default to a 10% IRR guess if one is not provided.

You can calculate the T-Value in Excel with the mean, standard deviation and degrees of freedom. Since the T-Value is a comparison between sample mean and population mean, both values need to be ...

In this example, 0.2 -- 20% -- was used as the IRR estimate to start the computation. You are not required to input a guess. Excel will default to a 10% IRR guess if one is not provided.

Why Excel falls short The Internal Rate of Return is a key metric used by investors, business managers and many other decision-makers to evaluate project profitability and viability. In the past, an ...