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 .

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 .

6.Press , , 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 , , 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.

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