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VDB

Returns the depreciation of an asset for a specified or partial period by using a declining balance method

Syntax

VDB(cost, salvage, life, start_period, end_period, [factor], [no_switch])

Parameters

  • cost: Required. The initial cost of the asset
  • salvage: Required. The value at the end of the depreciation
  • life: Required. The number of periods
  • start_period: Required. The starting period for which you want to calculate the depreciation
  • end_period: Required. The ending period for which you want to calculate the depreciation
  • factor: Optional. The rate at which the balance declines (default 2)
  • no_switch: Optional. Whether to switch to straight-line depreciation (FALSE=switch, TRUE=don't switch)

Example

=VDB(2400, 300, 10*365, 0, 1)
Returns: NumberSince: Excel 2003