<div class="raw-html-embed"><p>The <b>DB</b> function is one of the <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#financial" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">financial functions</a>. It is used to calculate the depreciation of an asset for a specified accounting period using the fixed-declining balance method.</p>
            <h5 class="pt8">Syntax</h5>
            <p><b><em>DB(cost, salvage, life, period, [month])</em></b></p>
            <p>The <b>DB</b> function has the following arguments:</p>
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                    <th style="background-color: #f4f4f4" width="150ch"><b>Argument</b></th>
                    <th style="background-color: #f4f4f4"><b>Description</b></th>
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                    <td><b><em>cost</em></b></td>
                    <td>The cost of the asset.</td>
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                    <td><b><em>salvage</em></b></td>
                    <td>The salvage value of the asset at the end of its lifetime.</td>
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                    <td><b><em>life</em></b></td>
                    <td>The total number of the periods within the asset lifetime.</td>
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                    <td><b><em>period</em></b></td>
                    <td>The period you wish to calculate depreciation for. The value must be expressed in the same units as <b><em>life</em></b>.</td>
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                    <td><b><em>month</em></b></td>
                    <td>The number of months in the first year. It is an optional argument. If it is omitted, the function will assume <b><em>month</em></b> to be 12.</td>
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            <h5 class="pt8">Notes</h5>
            <p><a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#applyfunction" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the <b>DB</b> function.</p>
            
            <h5 class="pt8">Examples</h5>
            <p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>DB</b> function.</p>
            <p><img alt="DB Function" src="https://static-helpcenter.teamlab.info/db_b116ceebcb.png"></p></div>

DB function 

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Argument	Description
*cost*	The cost of the asset.
*salvage*	The salvage value of the asset at the end of its lifetime.
*life*	The total number of the periods within the asset lifetime.
*period*	The period you wish to calculate depreciation for. The value must be expressed in the same units as *life*.
*month*	The number of months in the first year. It is an optional argument. If it is omitted, the function will assume *month* to be 12.

DB function

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