Section 13: Investment Analysis 189

REGISTERS

n: Life

i: Factor

PV: Dep. Value

PMT: Unused

 

 

 

 

FV: Salvage

R0: Used

R1: Dep.

R2: Counter

R3: UsedR4: UsedR5: UsedR6: Used

1.Key in the program.

2.Press fCLEARH.

3.Key in the book value then press $.

4.Key in the salvage value then press M.

5.Key in the life in years (an integer) then press n.

6.Key in the declining-balance factor as a percentage then press ¼.7.RPN: Key in the desired year and press \.7.ALG: Key in the desired year and press ³.

8.Key in the number of months in the first year* then press tto calculate the amount of depreciation for the desired year.

9.If desired, press ~to see the remaining depreciable value.10.If desired, press :1 to see the total depreciation through the current year.

11.Continue pressing t* to find the amount of depreciation for the successive years. Steps 9 and 10 may be repeated for each year.

12.For a new case press gi000 and return to step 2.

Example: An electronic instrument is purchased for $11,000, with 6 months remaining in the current fiscal year. The instrument’s useful life is 8 years and the salvage value is expected to be $500. Using a 200% declining-balance factor, generate a depreciation schedule for the instrument’s complete life. What is the remaining depreciable value after the first year? What is the total depreciation after the 7th year?

Keystrokes

Keystrokes

Display

 

(RPN mode)

(ALG mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

f]

f[

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fCLEARH

fCLEARH

0.00

 

11000$

11000$

11,000.00

Book value.

 

 

 

 

 

*Refer to straight-line depreciation note page 174.

The display will pause with the year number before displaying the amount of depreciation for that year.

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