Monroe 8125 User Manual page 140

In crossfooting, both columns and rows are
totaled. Crossfooting is a common function
performed by an Excel Spreadsheet. The
Monroe 8125 provides the ability to perform
automatic crossfooting. Its matrix size is 99
columns by 99 rows. Each cell within this
matrix is individually addressable.
Percent Distribution
The 8125 provides the ability to perform
automatic percent distribution when the
crossfooting function is engaged. Percent
distribution means that each entry made
is divided by the total and expressed as a
percentage of that total.
Proration
The 8125 provides the ability to perform
automatic proration when the crossfooting
function is engaged. An amount can be
prorated based upon its respective percentage
of a total amount. In the above description
of percent distribution, an amount would be
divided based upon its percentage of the total.
Basic Financial Functionality
Financial functionality is ordinarily not found
on desktop printing calculators. The 8125
Amount and Interest Rate.
Real Time Clock
While some calculators provide for the display
of time, very few provide the ability to calculate
hours and minutes. The new 8125 provides the
can be performed, i.e. convert hours and
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the calculation of hours and minutes worked,
and can also calculate days between dates, a
future or past date.
Amortization
The new 8125 provides the ability to compute
and print an Amortization schedule (entire
schedule, selected month or range of
months). The schedule includes the payment
number, regular payment amount, amount
of the payment applied to interest, principal,
remaining principal balance and the amount of
interest paid from the inception of the loan.
Cost/Sell/Margin
The 8125 features one touch keys to compute
for the third.
The ref # key is used to place an identifying
number or date on the tape to help identify a
listing or calculation. Typical uses would be
to enter the invoice number and date prior to
checking the listing or invoice. In times past,
the operator would typically write identifying
numbers such as date or invoice number on the
tape to link the tape to the source document.
Backspace key
The backspace key is designed to remove
digits erroneously entered one digit at a time.
For all Monroe calculators the back space key
will perform this function on live entries (entries
not completed with a depression of a function
key). Since many results are used for further
calculations, preventing the back space key
from removing a digit saves an operator from