February 25, 2010 at 6:15 pm
I'm currently in the process of trying to calculate interest we need to pay out to our customers. I have calculated refunds for all of our customers that returns the data in the following format:
acct_no , refund, month, year
I have another table that contains interest rate information for each month that has the following format:
interest rate, month, year
I need a way to calculate the compound interest and so far I am having no luck. Thank you in advance for any help.
February 25, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Nathan,
My recommendation would be for you to read the article at the first link in my signature line below. Following the recommendations for how to post in that article will probably get you a fully tested answer in the form of code and in very short order. Help us help you.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
February 26, 2010 at 2:10 am
as already mentioned, pls provide create table, insert data and expected results.
February 26, 2010 at 11:42 am
Thank you for pointing out proper posting etiquette. I had not seen that article before and I apologize.
IF OBJECT_ID('TempDB..#InterestRates','U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #InterestRates
CREATE TABLE #InterestRates
(
[InterestRate] [float] NULL,
[Month] [int] NULL,
[year] [int] NULL
)
INSERT INTO #InterestRates
(InterestRate,[Month],[Year])
SELECT '0.105','8','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','9','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','10','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','11','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','12','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','1','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','2','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','3','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','4','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','5','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','6','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','7','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','8','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','9','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','10','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','11','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','12','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','1','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','2','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','3','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','4','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','5','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.105','6','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.0067','7','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.0067','8','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.0067','9','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.0055','10','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.0055','11','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.0055','12','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.0055','1','2010' UNION ALL
SELECT '0.0055','2','2010'
IF OBJECT_ID('TempDB..#Refunds','U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #Refunds
CREATE TABLE #Refunds
(
[Acct_no] [varchar(20)] NULL,
[Amount] [float] NULL,
[Month] [int] NULL,
[year] [int] NULL
)
INSERT INTO #Refunds
(Acct_no,Amount, [Month],[year])
SELECT '1271003600','333.107456586203','1','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','87.6816131178288','1','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','103.602002310821','2','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','81.9722910242125','2','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','72.3401647559977','3','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','86.1625895742832','3','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','103.361218989159','4','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','84.6065155612006','4','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','92.2834655375568','5','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','84.6688365382596','5','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','89.0687598341003','6','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','79.1241550533365','6','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','123.131877952709','7','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','89.3938505146093','7','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','87.2510378856992','8','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','94.0687846832911','8','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','340.381691069552','8','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','80.3632310400272','9','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','121.96840107118','9','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','87.1037670414245','10','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','94.9861134399298','10','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','73.8008470324637','11','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','78.537373182859','11','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','90.7988754111144','12','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271003600','88.4954811818565','12','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','651.764','1','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','650.766','1','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','897.994','2','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','688.486','2','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','721.466','3','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','718.654','3','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','913.072','4','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','863.224','4','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','735.081','5','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','647.368','5','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','607.721','6','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','580.359','6','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','718.969','7','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','693.378','7','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','734.005','8','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','591.788','8','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','679.773','8','2009' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','560.296','9','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','685.047','9','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','682.834','10','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','608.706','10','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','586.172','11','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','650.191','11','2008' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','858.672','12','2007' UNION ALL
SELECT '1271005700 ','711.708','12','2008'
The formula I am using to calculate interest is
Interest(month) =( Refund(PreviousMonth) + Interest(Previous Month) ) * (1+ InterestRate(Month)/12)
For Example
Interest(August 2008) = ( 0 + 0)*(1+.105/12) = 0
Interest(September 2008) = ( 87.25 + 0 )*(1+.105/12) = 88.01
Interest(October 2008) = (80.36 + 88.01)*(1+.105/12) = 169.851
There are no more refunds to add after August 2009 but we continue to accrue interest until February 2010
For the account above I get a Final balance of 3011.41
If anything above is unclear please let me know and thank you for your help.
February 26, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Hi Nathan
Thanks for posting the sample data and expected results, it doesn't half make a difference. Top work.
Here you go.
;WITH CTEdata AS (
SELECT ExecSeq = ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Dates.[year], Dates.[Month]),
r.Acct_no, r.Amount, Dates.[Month], Dates.[year], i.InterestRate, CAST(0 AS float) AS Interest
FROM (
SELECT [Year], [month]
FROM (
(SELECT TOP 12 [month] = ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY [name]) FROM master.sys.columns) m
CROSS JOIN
(SELECT 2007 AS [Year] UNION ALL SELECT 2008 UNION ALL SELECT 2009 UNION ALL SELECT 2010) y
)
WHERE NOT ([Year] = 2010 AND [month] > 2) AND NOT ([Year] = 2007 AND [month] < 8)
) Dates
LEFT JOIN #Refunds r ON r.[year] = Dates.[year] AND r.[Month] = Dates.[Month]
LEFT JOIN #InterestRates i ON i.[year] = Dates.[year] AND i.[Month] = Dates.[Month]),
Calculator AS (
SELECT ExecSeq,
Acct_no,
Amount,
[Month],
[year],
InterestRate,
Interest
FROM CTEdata WHERE ExecSeq = 1
UNION ALL
SELECT cr.ExecSeq,
ISNULL(cr.Acct_no, lr.Acct_no),
ISNULL(cr.Amount, 0),
cr.[Month],
cr.[year],
cr.InterestRate,
Interest = (lr.Amount + lr.Interest) * (1 + (cr.InterestRate/12))
FROM Calculator lr
INNER JOIN CTEdata cr ON cr.ExecSeq = lr.ExecSeq+1
)
SELECT * FROM Calculator ORDER BY ExecSeq
For better assistance in answering your questions, please read this[/url].
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins[/url] / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url] Jeff Moden[/url]
February 26, 2010 at 3:18 pm
nathan 7372 (2/26/2010)
Thank you for pointing out proper posting etiquette. I had not seen that article before and I apologize.
Absolutely no problem and no need to apologize. You're new and I figured you needed a leg up to get a good answer. Looks like Chris jumped right in there as soon as you posted the data. Very well done.
If I have time tonight after I get home from work, I'll try to show you a different way.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
February 26, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Jeff Moden (2/26/2010)
nathan 7372 (2/26/2010)
Thank you for pointing out proper posting etiquette. I had not seen that article before and I apologize.Absolutely no problem and no need to apologize. You're new and I figured you needed a leg up to get a good answer. Looks like Chris jumped right in there as soon as you posted the data. Very well done.
If I have time tonight after I get home from work, I'll try to show you a different way.
Absolutely. Excellent description of the problem, easily-consumable data - what more could you ask for? 😎
Jeff, apologies if you feel I was treading on your toes here - I figured you'd come up with a quirky update solution, so the OP will have choice. The obvious third alternative (correlated subquery/triangular join) will likely appear too - they're all yours, mate :Whistling:
Cheers
ChrisM
For better assistance in answering your questions, please read this[/url].
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins[/url] / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url] Jeff Moden[/url]
February 26, 2010 at 3:38 pm
ChrisM@home (2/26/2010)
Jeff, apologies if you feel I was treading on your toes here - I figured you'd come up with a quirky update solution, so the OP will have choice. The obvious third alternative (correlated subquery/triangular join) will likely appear too - they're all yours, mate :Whistling:
Oh no... please don't feel that way. Absolutely no offense taken over here and no apologies required. You did great, Chris. In fact, I don't feel pressured now because someone did have the time to produce a coded answer to some great data.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
February 26, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Besides the method of calculating and updating, you'll want to reconsider the datatype choices. Generally, FLOAT is inappropriate for financial calculations due to rounding issues. Microsoft recommends DECIMAL instead.
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.decimal.aspx
To quote the "remarks" in that article:
The Decimal value type is appropriate for financial calculations requiring large numbers of significant integral and fractional digits and no round-off errors. The Decimal type does not eliminate the need for rounding. Rather, it minimizes errors due to rounding.
February 26, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Thank you very much for your help. I only have a very basic understanding of CTEs but I'm sure I will be able to puzzle out exactly what's happening after a bit of studying. I'm sure it's much better than the only solution I was able to imagine which involved a cursor and some temporary tables. I will let you know how it works once it finishes running. I had to raise the recursion limit and the query has been running for over an hour so far. Thankfully it only has to be run once assuming the numbers come out right. 🙂
I look forward to seeing some other solutions if anyone has any. I always like to learn more and this problem really stumped me.
February 26, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Well after 1 hour and 11 minutes it reached the maximum recursion of 32767 and terminated. I'm going to try and figure out what exactly this query is doing because it works beautifully when there is only one account but when you add more than one account it breaks. I'm going to edit the sample data to include another account. Sorry about that.
February 26, 2010 at 6:26 pm
nathan 7372 (2/26/2010)
Well after 1 hour and 11 minutes it reached the maximum recursion of 32767 and terminated. I'm going to try and figure out what exactly this query is doing because it works beautifully when there is only one account but when you add more than one account it breaks. I'm going to edit the sample data to include another account. Sorry about that.
I was afraid of that when I saw the recursive CTE. They actually tend to be a bit slower than even a cursor. How many rows in total are you processing?
Also, what do you mean by "Refund"? Are you talking about the Amount column?
If all goes well, the example I'm writing should give you what you want at a rate of about a million rows every 7 seconds or so. Nope... that's not a misprint.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
February 26, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Yeah I'm working with refunds so refund=amount. I have 222K rows of data which comes out to about 11K accounts. I will definatly be interested to see your query especially if it puts out the performance you claim. Thanks
February 26, 2010 at 6:48 pm
nathan 7372 (2/26/2010)
Yeah I'm working with refunds so refund=amount. I have 222K rows of data which comes out to about 11K accounts. I will definatly be interested to see your query especially if it puts out the performance you claim. Thanks
Do you have a running balance column in your real table that you need to have filled in? If so, I need you to post the create statement including all indexes for the real refund table, please. It's important.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
February 26, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Currently there is no running balance column in the table. If I need to add one let me know. I also have no indexes at this point. I probably should add some but I'm not entirely sure what would be a useful index at this point.
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