XLeratorDB/financial Documentation
SLN
Updated: 5 August 2010
Use SLN to calculate the straight-line depreciation of an asset for one period.
Syntax
SELECT [westclintech].[wct].[SLN] (
<@Cost, float,>
,<@Salvage, float,>
,<@Life, float,>)
Arguments
@Cost
the total acquisition cost of the asset. @Cost is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float.
@Salvage
the estimated value of the asset at the end of the depreciation period. @Salvage is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float.
@Life
the number of periods over which the asset it to be depreciated. @Life is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float.
Return Type
float
Remarks
· This method of depreciation distributes costs evenly over the life of an asset
Examples
SELECT wct.SLN(600000
,25000
,40)
Here is the result set
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14375