Javascript IRR (Internal rate of return) Formula Accuracy

Question

I\'m using a IRR function in javascript to create calculation a that is done in excel using its own IRR function. The problem is mine is little off and I have no idea why. Here\

Answer 1

I would like to build on from @Zohaib Answer, but what I would like to do is show undefined where appropriate. The best I can do is get it to equal to zero. I am using this simple dataset irr_arr=[-100, 100, 100, 100, 100,100]. I would appreciate some advice.

//IRRCALC funtion that handles irr going to infinity 

function IRRCalc_test(CArray) {

  min = 0.0;
  max = 1.0;
  c=0;
  do {
    guest = (min + max) / 2;
    NPV = 0;
    for (var j=0; j 0) {
      min = guest;
      c++; 
    }
    else {
      max = guest;
      c++;
    }

    if(c>=15){ return guest*100; }
  } while(Math.abs(NPV) > 0.000001);
  return guest*100;
}


// some testing 

irr_arr=[-100, 100, 100, 100, 100,100]
irr_res_arr_expected=[0,0,61.8,83.93,92.76,96.6]
for(i=1;i<=irr_arr.length;i++){
console.log("irr_arr - ",irr_arr.slice(0,i));
console.log("IRRCalc - ",IRRCalc(irr_arr.slice(0,i)))
//console.log("irr_expected - ", irr_res_arr_expected[i-1])
//if(IRRCalc(irr_arr.slice(0,i))===parseFloat(irr_res_arr_expected[i-1]).toFixed(2)){console.log(i,"- TRUE")} else {console.log(i,"- FALSE")}
}

this is the output

irr_arr -  [-100]
IRRCalc -  0.00      <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<------- this should be 'undefined' and not 'zero'
irr_arr -  [-100, 100]
IRRCalc -  0.00
irr_arr -  [-100, 100, 100]
IRRCalc -  61.80
irr_arr -  [-100, 100, 100, 100]
IRRCalc -  83.93
irr_arr -  [-100, 100, 100, 100, 100]
IRRCalc -  92.76
irr_arr -  [-100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100]
IRRCalc -  96.60

here is the excel of what I am trying to produce