SYD


Description Returns the depreciation of an asset for a specified period using the sum-of-years method. This depreciation method uses an accelerated rate, where the greatest depreciation occurs early in the useful life of the asset.

Syntax SYD ( cost, salvage, life, period )

Argument Description
cost The initial cost of the asset.
salvage The salvage value of the asset.
life The number of periods in the useful life of the asset.
period The period for which to calculate the depreciation. The time units used to determine period and life must match.

Example This function returns 1607.14:

SYD(10000, 1000, 7, 3)

See Also DDB, SLN, VDB