SCurve

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Distributed Amount Projections

Time Spread
Time, Base, Start, Finish, Total, [Skew], [Peakness], [DayCount], [Periods], [ProjMode], [OutputSwitch]
Distribute an amount over time according to an S-Curve

Description:

This function distributes an amount overtime in a bell-shape, or S Curve. The curve used has been derived es
function, and is the integral of a modified sin curve.

Base
6 months

Start
1 Jul 01

Finish
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Total
1000

DayCount
Omitted

Periods
Omitted

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Skewness
1.00
1.00
2.00
0.50
0.00
1.00
0.00

Peakness
1.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
0.00

As a Cash Function:
ProjMode
Periods
Skewness
1.00
1.00
2.00
0.50
0.00
1.00
0.00

1
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Peakness
1.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
0.00

As an Array Function:
Skewness
1.00
1.00
2.00
0.50
0.00
1.00
0.00

Q&A Example:

Peakness
1.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
0.00

A project costs 100M and takes 5 years to build.

Its a bit flatter than the standard cosine curve (Peakness= 0.5), and bit skewed towards the back end (Skewness=1.5).
Find the amount of cost disbursed in Year 4 of the project and the instantaneous annual rate of cost disbursement half way thro
First principles:
Cost After 3 Years:
Cost After 4 Years:
Amount disbursed in Year 4:
Rate half way through Year 4:

Using Scurve:
44.88
79.37
34.50
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curve used has been derived especially for this

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k end (Skewness=1.5).
ost disbursement half way through Year 4.