depsoyd

Sum of years' digits depreciation

Syntax

Sum = depsoyd(Cost,Salvage,Life)

Arguments

Cost	Cost of the asset.
Salvage	Salvage value of the asset.
Life	Depreciable life of the asset in years.

Description

Sum = depsoyd(Cost,Salvage,Life) calculates the depreciation for an asset using the sum of years' digits method. Sum is a 1-by-Life vector of depreciation values with each element corresponding to a year of the asset's life.

Examples

Compute the Depreciation for an Asset Using the Sum of Years' Digits Method

This example shows how to calculate the depreciation for an asset using the sum of years' digits method where the asset is $13,000 with a life of 10 years. The salvage value of the asset is $1000.

Sum = depsoyd(13000, 1000, 10)'

Sum = 10×1
103 ×

    2.1818
    1.9636
    1.7455
    1.5273
    1.3091
    1.0909
    0.8727
    0.6545
    0.4364
    0.2182