where pd = total depreciation in all prior periods. The factor argument is optional and defaults to 2, which specifies the double-declining balance method. You can change factor to another value to influence the rate of depreciation. This is why DDB is sometimes defined as “double-declining method” or “other method”. In the example shown, the formula in D7 copied down, is:
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