Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Formulas & Functions Inside Out
by Helmut Reinke Egbert Jeschke Sara Unverhau, Eckehard Pfeifer, Bodo Fienitz, and Jens Bock
DDB()
Syntax. DDB(Purchase_Value,Residual_Value,Life,Period, Factor)
Definition. This function calculates the depreciation amounts by using a multiple-rate depreciation method.
Arguments
Purchase_Value (required) The purchase cost (net purchase price plus incidental purchase expenses minus reduction of purchase cost) of an asset. If you don’t use a value that can be evaluated as a number, the
#VALUE!error is displayed. If the entered number is negative, the#NUMBER!error is displayed.Residual_Value (required) The value of the asset at the end of the depreciation duration. If you don’t use a number, the
#VALUE!error is displayed. If the entered number is negative, the#NUMBER!error is displayed.Life (required) The number of periods in which the ...
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