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<h1>SLN Function</h1>
<p>The <b>SLN</b> function is one of the financial functions. It is used to calculate the depreciation of an asset for one accounting period using the straight-line depreciation method.</p>
<p>The <b>SLN</b> function syntax is:</p>
<p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>SLN(cost, salvage, life)</em></b></p>
<p><em>where</em></p>
<p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>cost</em></b> is the cost of the asset.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>salvage</em></b> is the salvage value of the asset at the end of its lifetime.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>life</em></b> is the total number of the periods within the asset lifetime.</p>
<p>The numeric values can be entered manually or included into the cell you make reference to.</p>
<p>To apply the <b>SLN</b> function,</p>
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<li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li>
<li>click the <b>Insert Function</b> <img alt="Insert Function icon" src="../images/insertfunction.png" /> icon situated at the top toolbar,
<br />or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu,
<br />or click the <img alt="Function icon" src="../images/function.png" /> icon situated at the formula bar,
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<li>select the <b>Financial</b> function group from the list,</li>
<li>click the <b>SLN</b> function,</li>
<li>enter the required arguments separating them by commas,</li>
<li>press the <b>Enter</b> button.</li>
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<p>The result will be displayed in the selected cell.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 150px;"><img alt="SLN Function" src="../images/sln.png" /></p>
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