Finance.Sln Method

FinanceSln Method

Returns the depreciation of an asset using the straight line method.

Namespace: Imsl.Finance
Assembly: ImslCS (in ImslCS.dll) Version: 6.5.2.0

Syntax

public static double Sln(
	double cost,
	double salvage,
	int life
)

Public Shared Function Sln ( 
	cost As Double,
	salvage As Double,
	life As Integer
) As Double

public:
static double Sln(
	double cost, 
	double salvage, 
	int life
)

static member Sln : 
        cost : float * 
        salvage : float * 
        life : int -> float

cost: Type: SystemDouble
A double which specifies the initial cost of the asset.
salvage: Type: SystemDouble
A double which specifies the salvage value of the asset.
life: Type: SystemInt32
A int which specifies the number of periods over which the asset is being depreciated.

Type: Double
A double which specifies the straight line depreciation of an asset for one period.

Remarks

It is computed using the following:

${{\it cost} - {\it salvage}} / {\it life}$