Degrees – Apple Numbers '08 User Manual

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Chapter 12

Dictionary of Functions

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DDB

The DDB function calculates the depreciation of an asset based on a specified
depreciation rate. If you don’t specify a rate, it defaults to the double-declining balance
method.

DDB(cost, salvage, life, period, [factor])

 cost: The initial cost of the asset.
 salvage: The salvage value of the asset.
 life: The number of periods over which the asset is depreciating.
 period: The period for which you want to calculate the depreciation. Must use the

same time units as life.

 factor: Optional; a number that determines the depreciation rate. The higher the

number, the more rapid the depreciation. If omitted, 2 (for double-declining) is
assumed.

DEGREES

The DEGREES function converts radians to degrees.

DEGREES(radians)

 radians: A number representing the size of the angle in radians.

Examples

DDB(1000, 100, 4, 1) returns $500.

DDB(1000, 100, 4, 2) returns $250.

DDB(1000, 100, 4, 3) returns $125.

DDB(1000, 100, 4, 4) returns $25.

DDB(1000, 100, 4, 1, 1) returns $250.

DDB(1000, 100, 4, 1, 3) returns $750.

DDB(1000, 100, 4, 2, 3) returns $150.

DDB(1000, 100, 4, 3, 3) returns $0.

Examples

DEGREES(PI()) returns 180 (pi radians = 180 degrees).

DEGREES(1) returns 57.2957795130823, which is approximately the number of degrees per radian.

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