Financial.DDB Method
Returns a Double specifying the depreciation of an asset for a specific time period using the double-declining balance method or some other method you specify.
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
public static double DDB( double Cost, double Salvage, double Life, double Period, double Factor )
Parameters
- Cost
- Type: System.Double
Required. Double specifying initial cost of the asset.
- Salvage
- Type: System.Double
Required. Double specifying value of the asset at the end of its useful life.
- Life
- Type: System.Double
Required. Double specifying length of useful life of the asset.
- Period
- Type: System.Double
Required. Double specifying period for which asset depreciation is calculated.
- Factor
- Type: System.Double
Optional. Double specifying rate at which the balance declines. If omitted, 2 (double-declining method) is assumed.
Return Value
Type: System.DoubleReturns a Double specifying the depreciation of an asset for a specific time period using the double-declining balance method or some other method you specify.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException |
Factor <= 0, Salvage < 0, Period <= 0, or Period > Life. |
The double-declining balance method computes depreciation at an accelerated rate. Depreciation is highest in the first period and decreases in successive periods.
The Life and Period arguments must be expressed in the same units. For example, if Life is given in months, Period must also be given in months. All arguments must be positive numbers.
The DDB function uses the following formula to calculate depreciation for a given period:
Depreciation / Period = ((Cost – Salvage) * Factor) / Life
This example uses the DDB function to return the depreciation of an asset for a specified period given the initial cost (InitCost), the salvage value at the end of the asset's useful life (SalvageVal), the total life of the asset in years (LifeTime), and the period in years for which the depreciation is calculated (Depr).
Dim InitCost, SalvageVal, LifeTime, DepYear As Double Dim Fmt As String = "###,##0.00" InitCost = CDbl(InputBox("What's the initial cost of the asset?")) SalvageVal = CDbl(InputBox("Enter the asset's value at end of its life.")) LifeTime = CDbl(InputBox("What's the asset's useful life in years?")) ' Use the SLN function to calculate the deprecation per year. Dim SlnDepr As Double = SLN(InitCost, SalvageVal, LifeTime) Dim msg As String = "The depreciation per year: " & Format(SlnDepr, Fmt) msg &= vbCrLf & "Year" & vbTab & "Linear" & vbTab & "Doubling" & vbCrLf ' Use the SYD and DDB functions to calculate the deprecation for each year. For DepYear = 1 To LifeTime msg &= DepYear & vbTab & Format(SYD(InitCost, SalvageVal, LifeTime, DepYear), Fmt) & vbTab & Format(DDB(InitCost, SalvageVal, LifeTime, DepYear), Fmt) & vbCrLf Next MsgBox(msg)
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
