To see the value currently stored in a variable, press Rmenu label.

Doing Depreciation Calculations

DB, SOYD, and SL Methods

To calculate the depreciation for an asset:*

1.Display the DEPRC menu: press "….

2.Define the characteristics of the asset:

a.Key in the cost basis and press

b.Key in the salvage value and press . If there is no salvage value, enter zero.

c.Key in the useful life and press ˆ.

3.Press )for the rest of the DEPRC menu.

4.Key in the number for the year of depreciation you want to calculate (1, 2, 3, etc.) and press .

5.If you are using the declining-balance method, enter the DB factor (a percentage) and press Œ.

6.Press , Ž, or to calculate the appropriate depreciation.

7.To see the remaining depreciable value (basis salvage value accumulated depreciation), press ].

8.To calculate the depreciation for another year, just change YR# and press , Ž, or again.

*The calculated values of RDV, DB, SOYD, and SL are rounded internally to the number of decimal places specified by the current display setting. A setting of +2 means that these values will be rounded internally to two decimal places.

116 9: Depreciation

File name : 17BII-Plus-Manual-E-PRINT-030709

Print data : 2003/7/11