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Section 13
Investment Analysis
Partial-Year Depreciation
For both income tax purposes and financial analyses, it is valuable to calculate
depreciation based on a calendar or fiscal accounting year. When the acquisition
date of an asset does not coincide with the start of the year – which is the rule
rather than the exception – the amounts of depreciation in the first and last years
are computed as fractions of a full year’s depreciation.
Straight-Line Depreciation
The following HP 12C Platinum program (written in RPN mode) calculates the
straight-line depreciation for the year desired with the acquisition date occurring
at any time during the year.
KEYSTROKES
(RPN mode)
DISPLAY
KEYSTROKES
(RPN mode)
DISPLAY
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021, 30
fs
000,
n
022, 11
fCLEAR
Î
000,
:0
023, 45 0
1
001, 1
gm
024, 43 35
2
002, 2
gi035
025, 43,33,035
z
003, 10
:2
026, 45 2
?1
004, 44 1
gu
027, 43 31
~
005, 34
:0
028, 45 0
?2
006, 44 2
fV
029, 42 23
1
007, 1
t
030, 31
-
008, 30
1
031, 1
?0
009, 44 0
?=0
032, 44 40 0
1
010, 1
?=2
033, 44 40 2
fV
011, 42 23
gi026
034, 43,33,026
:1
012, 45 1
:2
035, 45 2
§
013, 20
gu
036, 43 31