User Manual
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u Declining-Balance Method (DB)
 DB 
j   :  depreciation charge for the j th year
 RDV j  :  remaining depreciable value at the 
end of j th year
 I  % : depreciation factor
  Press 3(DEPR) from the Financial 2 screen to display the following input screen for 
depreciation calculation. 
   6( g) 3(DEPR)
 n   ............ useful  life
 I  % ......... depreciation ratio in the case of the fixed percent (FP) method, depreciation factor in 
the case of the declining balance (DB) method
 P V   ......... original cost (basis)
 F V   ......... residual book value
 j   ............. year for calculation of depreciation cost
 Y  −1 ........ number of months in the first year of depreciation
  After configuring the parameters, use one of the function menus noted below to perform the 
corresponding calculation.
  • { SL } … {Calculate depreciation for year 
j  using the straight-line method}
  • { FP } ... { FP } .... {Calculate depreciation for year 
j  using the fixed-percentage method}
    { I% } .....{Calculate depreciation ratio}
  • { SYD } … {Calculate depreciation for year 
j  using the sum-of-the-years’-digits method}
  • { DB } … {Calculate depreciation for year 
j  calculated using the declining-balance method}
  Calculation Result Output Examples
    {SYD}  {SYD} − {TABL}  {SYD} − {GRPH}
RDV1 = PV – FV – DB1
({Y–1}≠12)
({Y–1}≠12)
100n
Y–1I%
DB
1 = PV × 
100n
I%
12
×
×
DB
j = (RDVj–1 + FV )
RDV
j = RDVj–1 – DBj
DBn +1 = RDVn 
RDV
n+1 = 0 










