# VDB

financial · from excel · excel: not yet compared · sheets: not yet compared

depreciation over a period, declining balance with switch

## signature

```
VDB(cost, salvage, life, start_period, end_period, [factor], [no_switch])
```

returns: `number`

## arguments

- cost: number — required
- salvage: number — required
- life: number — required
- start_period: number — required
- end_period: number — required
- factor: number — optional
- no_switch: boolean — optional, defaults to 0

## examples

formula and result, asserted in the engine test suite.

| formula | result | with |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `=VDB(10000, 1000, 10, 0, 1)` | `2000` | — |

## errors

error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.

| error | produced by |
| --- | --- |
| `#NUM!` | `=VDB(2, 2, 2, 2, 2)` |

## related

- [ACCRINT](https://deepcalc.com/functions/accrint.md) — accrued interest for a security paying periodic interest
- [ACCRINTM](https://deepcalc.com/functions/accrintm.md) — accrued interest for a security paying at maturity
- [AMORDEGRC](https://deepcalc.com/functions/amordegrc.md) — depreciation per period, French accounting, degressive
- [AMORLINC](https://deepcalc.com/functions/amorlinc.md) — depreciation per period, French accounting, linear
- [COUPDAYBS](https://deepcalc.com/functions/coupdaybs.md) — days from coupon period start to settlement
- [COUPDAYS](https://deepcalc.com/functions/coupdays.md) — days in the coupon period containing settlement
- [COUPDAYSNC](https://deepcalc.com/functions/coupdaysnc.md) — days from settlement to the next coupon date
- [COUPNCD](https://deepcalc.com/functions/coupncd.md) — next coupon date after settlement

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