{
  "id": "activity-depreciation-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Activity Depreciation Calculator",
  "shortName": "Activity Depreciation",
  "description": "Calculate depreciation from asset usage such as miles, machine cycles, or operating hours.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "activity",
    "depreciation",
    "calculator",
    "activity depreciation calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/activity-depreciation-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Depreciation rules vary by jurisdiction and reporting purpose. This calculator is educational and is not tax advice.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/activity-depreciation-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/activity-depreciation-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/activity-depreciation-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/activity-depreciation-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/activity-depreciation-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/activity-depreciation-calculator/?cost=50000&salvageValue=5000&totalActivity=100000&priorActivity=20000&periodActivity=12000",
  "queryParameters": {
    "cost": {
      "label": "Asset cost",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 50000
    },
    "salvageValue": {
      "label": "Salvage value",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 5000
    },
    "totalActivity": {
      "label": "Estimated lifetime activity",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 100000
    },
    "priorActivity": {
      "label": "Activity before this period",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 20000
    },
    "periodActivity": {
      "label": "Activity this period",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 12000
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "cost",
      "label": "Asset cost",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 50000,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 100
    },
    {
      "id": "salvageValue",
      "label": "Salvage value",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 5000,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 100
    },
    {
      "id": "totalActivity",
      "label": "Estimated lifetime activity",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 100000,
      "min": 0.000001,
      "step": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "priorActivity",
      "label": "Activity before this period",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 20000,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "periodActivity",
      "label": "Activity this period",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 12000,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 1
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "depreciationPerUnit",
      "label": "Depreciation per activity unit",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "periodDepreciation",
      "label": "Current-period depreciation",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "accumulatedDepreciation",
      "label": "Accumulated depreciation",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "endingBookValue",
      "label": "Ending book value",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "remainingActivity",
      "label": "Remaining depreciable activity",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 2
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "depreciation per unit = (cost − salvage) ÷ total estimated activity"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "cost": 50000,
        "salvageValue": 5000,
        "totalActivity": 100000,
        "priorActivity": 20000,
        "periodActivity": 12000
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}