AZ7 - Amortization Schedules Calculate and display or print an amortization table for level payments with or without a balloon. Show totals, balances, etc. Give special attention to preventing round-off errors. Input values are: Title of Schedule - Text Title of the Schedule to be printed at the top of each page. Loan Amount - The loan amount in dollars and cents. Do not use commas or dollar signs. Decimals are permitted. Annual Interest Rate - The interest rate, in percent, for the loan. Payment Amount - The payment in dollars and cents. Date of Loan - The month number, day number in the month, and year separated by "-"s. For example: September 13, 1987 = 09-13-1987 and August 1, 1988 = 08-01-1988. This is the standard MS-DOS format. The schedule will use this date to calculate the date of future payments. It allows for the number of days in a month and leap years and adjusts the payment date accordingly. Is this a balloon? - answer Yes or No then provide the date of the ballon payment or the number of the last payment. Select Printer? - enter PRN, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 Strike 'return' to continue. If the program detects an error, it will redisplay the sreen and position the cursor in the offending field. At the prompt 'Choose *D*isplay, *L*isting, *M*odify, or *E*xit' Enter 'D' for a VDT display of the schedule. Enter 'L' to print the amortization schedule on your default printer. Enter 'M' to modify an input parameter and rerun the program. Enter 'E' to exit this module and return to the main menu. At the prompt '*F*orward, *B*ack, *D*ate, *P*ayment, *A*nother, *L*ist, *E*xit?' Enter 'F' to move forward one page in the display Enter 'B' to move back one page in the display Enter 'D' to move the display page to a particular date Enter 'P' to move the display page to a particular payment no. Enter 'A' to enter new data and calculate a new schedule Enter 'L' to print the schedule on your default printer Enter 'E' to exit the module and return to the main menu With these choices, you can calculate the amortization schedule and print it on the default printer. Or, display the amortization schedule, one year at a time. The display can be started with a date, payment number, or ballon and then moved forward or backward one year at a time.