Calculate the new value from the old value and the percentage change between the two values

Calculate the new value from the old value and the percentage change between the two values

Usage

new_value(old, percentage_change)

Arguments

old

<dbl> older value

percentage_change

<dbl> percentage change

Value

<dbl> vector of new value

Examples

new_value(old = 942482, percentage_change = 0.007700943)
#> [1] 949740

new_value(old = 1132783, percentage_change = -0.1679942)
#> [1] 942482

# If the value of an object increased by 220%,
# from the original value of
# $500,000, what is it worth now?

new_value(old = 500000, percentage_change = 2.2)
#> [1] 1600000