Which finanicial calculator is better for accounting major?

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adelekt asked:

I am an accounting major and plan to work for a CPA firm in the future.
I am thinking about buying a financial calculator. I see two in the market, one is Texas Instrument BAII plus and the other is HP 10B11. Could any one tell me which one to buy? or is there any other suggestions.

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4 Responses to 'Which finanicial calculator is better for accounting major?'

  1. Nicholas M - August 11th, 2009 at 9:21 am

    I’ve never used the Texas brand but I have the HP and I like it. All my professors also recommended it and set up their lessons with tips on using the HP. Needless to say that’s what the class then went out and bought.

  2. svandals - August 13th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    I teach finance at a major university and I recommend the Texas Instruments BA II plus. I’ve used it for about 12 years and find that it is easier to use than the HP. You can get them on ebay for about $20.

  3. USM987 - August 15th, 2009 at 5:25 am

    When I was a college student, I used the BA II PLUS for all of my finance classes. It worked very well and calculating time-value-of money problems was a breeze. This calculator is larger, but lighter than the industry standard, the HP 12C.

    The HP is the defacto standard calculator in the financial world. It works alittle differently than most calculators (theres no equal button) but once you get ahold of it, you’ll understand why industry insiders rave about it.

    I’ve never heard of the HP 10B so can’t help you on this one but the TI and the 12C should be enough for you. Hope this helps.

  4. jackbutler5555 - August 17th, 2009 at 3:28 am

    Get the one that the professor uses in the next course you have to take.


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